Shenzhen vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Shenzhen Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$3261
🏠 One person rent
$550
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1101
$1145
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1453
$1849
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
17.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 7% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5064th and 4561st ($1043 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.6 months in Taipei. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 367th and 143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Shenzhen Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$956
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16848
$14260
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7920
$7249
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$8.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.5
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$710
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24732
$17991

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$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1032
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$913
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$805
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$896
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$911
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$827
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$690
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$971
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$884
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$869
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$866
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$888
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$680
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$688
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1000
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$1003
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$709
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1180
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$687
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$903
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$685
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$762
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$865
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$819
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$792
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$753
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1180
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$679
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$753
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$671
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$744
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$508
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$802
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$734
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$516
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$704
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$808
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$989