Shenzhen vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$478	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	80	100
🏙️ Population	17.7M	4.84M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5950th and 745th ($916 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 545th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Sydney

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	Shenzhen	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$17957

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683