Shenzhen vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$456
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$323
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
21
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
17.5M
6.71M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 4% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6334th and 6158th ($878 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 12th 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 242nd best cities to live in China, and 1094th vs 7008th 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
$3.52
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$18627

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$663
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$664
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$617
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$654
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$634
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$602
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$610
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$597
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$622
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$531
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$590
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$621
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$537
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$597
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$634
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$547
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$601
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$602
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$618
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$612
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$753
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$564
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$632
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$679
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$583
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$567
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$696
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$674
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$639
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$558
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$673
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$771
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$546
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$656
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$509
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1003