Shenzhen vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenzhen	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2307	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$456	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$808	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$969	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	33
😀 Quality of life	78	82
🏙️ Population	17.5M	543K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 55% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6334th and 2194th ($878 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1737th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 1094th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Tucson

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	Shenzhen	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.52	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$619	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1122	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.5	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12494	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5776	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.58	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22402	$15639

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245