Shenzhen vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$484
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
8
😀 Quality of life
80
59
🏙️ Population
17.5M
24.7K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 42% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5744th and 3034th ($939 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 460th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Victoria

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Shenzhen Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$8062

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
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$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524