Shenzhen vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$478	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	80	81
🏙️ Population	17.7M	3.03M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 2% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5950th and 6071st ($916 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 545th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Taichung

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	Shenzhen	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$18658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671