Shenzhen vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$478
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$1142
$319
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
21
😀 Quality of life
80
40
🏙️ Population
17.7M
6.71M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 2% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5950th and 6043rd ($916 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 13th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ranked 3rd vs 236th best cities to live in China, and 545th vs 6955th 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
$3.06
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12583
$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6551
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22267
$22179

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$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$665
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$665
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$621
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$668
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$643
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$644
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$644
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$620
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$613
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$603
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$522
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$592
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$643
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$536
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$607
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$657
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$602
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$702
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$620
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$621
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$631
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$746
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$572
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$645
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$670
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$587
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$575
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$695
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$654
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$566
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$665
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$868
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$700
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$541
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$666
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$505
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$984