Shenzhen vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$478	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$2512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	80	87
🏙️ Population	17.7M	750K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 48% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5950th and 2455th ($916 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 78th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 545th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Winnipeg

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	Shenzhen	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$11629

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699