Shenzhen vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$484
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
80
60
🏙️ Population
17.5M
1.47M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 39% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5744th and 6984th ($939 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 11th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 460th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Yekaterinburg

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Shenzhen Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$4747

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632