Shenzhen vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenzhen	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2307	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$456	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$808	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$969	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	17.5M	750K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 52% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6334th and 2674th ($878 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 79th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 1094th and 251st 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	$3.52	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$619	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1122	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.5	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12494	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5776	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.58	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22402	$11646

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714