Shenzhen vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenzhen	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2895	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$495	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1237	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1649	$5811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	17.7M	690K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 69% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5948th and 93rd ($958 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 74th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 556th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Washington

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	Shenzhen	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13100	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.62	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.2	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$23453

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948