Shenzhen vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$478	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	17.7M	690K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 71% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5950th and 96th ($916 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 545th and 43rd 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	$3.06	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$24653

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979