Shenzhen vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$484
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
17.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 93% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5744th and 8597th ($939 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 537th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 3rd vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 460th vs 4919th 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
$3.46
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$4869

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733