Shenzhen vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$456
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$2644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
52
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
17.5M
686K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 14% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6334th and 5380th ($878 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 315th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 1094th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Shizuoka

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Shenzhen Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.52
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$19584

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068