Shenzhen vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$478	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	68
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	17.7M	385K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 64% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5950th and 718th ($916 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 664th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 545th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Tampa

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	Shenzhen	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265