Shenzhen vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shenzhen	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2526	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$552	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$975	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$938	$2587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	17.5M	750K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 46% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5618th and 2623rd ($995 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 86th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Shenzhen ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 1163rd and 292nd 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	$3.68	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.5	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13122	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6054	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.66	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.24	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.62	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.37	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.8	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21140	$15143

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310