Shenzhen vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$552
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$942
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
17
😀 Quality of life
76
50
🏙️ Population
17.5M
6.71M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 6% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5618th and 6021st ($995 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 15th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1 months in Yancheng. Ranked 4th vs 136th best cities to live in China, and 1163rd vs 6705th 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
$3.68
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$16158

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$2396
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$693
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$691
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$644
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$672
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$664
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$693
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$659
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$623
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$635
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$627
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$651
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$620
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$645
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$571
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$623
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$658
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$581
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$636
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$633
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$644
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$643
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$789
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$587
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$678
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$602
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$590
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$725
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$663
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$657
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$550
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$708
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$798
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$726
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$674
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$523
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1030