Shenzhen vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shenzhen	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2444	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$507	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$900	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1024	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	77	48
🏙️ Population	17.5M	24.7K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 43% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6106th and 3471st ($939 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1113th and 6854th 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	$3.57	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1182	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13180	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5913	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.54	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.7	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.18	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22916	$8971

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419