Shenzhen vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Shenzhen Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$484
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
17.5M
1.86M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 36% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5744th and 3564th ($939 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in China and Poland, respectively. Check China vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 460th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Shenzhen vs Warsaw infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Shenzhen vs Warsaw

Prices for goods and services in Shenzhen and Warsaw are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Shenzhen Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$11854

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385