Shenzhen vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$478
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$1142
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
17.7M
2.79M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 63% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5950th and 861st ($916 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 545th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Toronto

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Shenzhen Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12583
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6551
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22267
$17118

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$2737
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$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
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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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$2267
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$2370
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2097
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$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095