Shenzhen vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$507
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
17.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 91% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6106th and 8757th ($939 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 3rd vs 38th best cities to live in China, and 1113th vs 4718th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Shijiazhuang

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Shenzhen Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$5006

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716