Seattle vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3154
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7508
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$3422
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6532
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
737K
17.5M

The cost of living in Seattle is 236% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 142nd and 6106th ($3154 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 12th 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 Seattle compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 32nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Shenzhen

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Seattle Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$6.45
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2110
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3872
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2891
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7394
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.47
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.95
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.86
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2521
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28950
$22916

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638