Shenzhen vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$484
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
17.5M
1.97M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 49% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5744th and 2189th ($939 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in China and Austria, respectively. Check China vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 460th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Vienna

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Shenzhen Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$14916

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Cities near Shenzhen

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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898