Shenzhen vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$478	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	17.7M	662K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 63% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5950th and 819th ($916 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 545th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Vancouver

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	Shenzhen	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759