Shenzhen vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$507
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
17
😀 Quality of life
77
45
🏙️ Population
17.5M
6.71M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 2% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6106th and 6200th ($939 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 15th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ranked 3rd vs 268th best cities to live in China, and 1113th vs 7176th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Yancheng

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Shenzhen Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$18853

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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002