Shenzhen vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$478	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	80	80
🏙️ Population	17.7M	398K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 49% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5950th and 2367th ($916 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1932nd 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 2 months in Wichita. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 545th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Wichita

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	Shenzhen	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312