Shenzhen vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$495
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
17.7M
10.6M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 89% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5948th and 8633rd ($958 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 531st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 3rd vs 35th best cities to live in China, and 556th vs 5079th 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
$3.6
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$4947

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$2427
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$2753
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734