San Francisco vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Francisco Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3781
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8717
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$2600
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$4501
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$806
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7795
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
874K
17.7M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 295% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9th and 5948th ($3781 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 13th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in San Francisco compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 12th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Francisco Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.68
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2707
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2324
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5024
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4030
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11577
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11019
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.31
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.2
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.7
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.38
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2916
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31050
$24117

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618