Shenzhen vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenzhen	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2307	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$456	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$808	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$969	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	17.5M	24.7K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 45% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6334th and 3601st ($878 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1094th and 5581st 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	$3.52	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$619	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1122	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.5	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12494	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5776	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.58	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22402	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420