Shenzhen vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$495
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
21
😀 Quality of life
79
40
🏙️ Population
17.7M
6.71M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 1% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5948th and 5996th ($958 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 14th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ranked 3rd vs 240th best cities to live in China, and 556th vs 6953rd 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
$3.6
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$20047

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028