Seattle vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
737K
17.7M

The cost of living in Seattle is 204% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 206th and 5948th ($2908 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 102nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Seattle Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$24117

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263

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