Shenzhen vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$507
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
48
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
17.5M
1.47M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 11% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6106th and 5278th ($939 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 1113th and 5513th 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
$3.57
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688