Shenzhen vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$456
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
78
65
🏙️ Population
17.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 74% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6334th and 8645th ($878 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 489th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 3rd vs 42nd best cities to live in China, and 1094th vs 5294th 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
$3.52
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.77
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.56
🌊 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
$12.3
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707