Seattle vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2974
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7082
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1895
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$3327
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6506
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
737K
17.5M

The cost of living in Seattle is 217% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 145th and 5744th ($2974 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 125th and 460th 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
$18.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.28
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2036
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3765
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2858
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9273
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5449
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.93
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1999
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29730
$24305

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584