Shenzhen vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$478
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1142
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
80
99
🏙️ Population
17.7M
14.3M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 43% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5950th and 3019th ($916 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 545th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Tokyo

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Shenzhen Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12583
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6551
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22267
$15235

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$2432
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$2737
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$656
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1136
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$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
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$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
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$1099
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$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
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$1169
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$1164
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$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101