Shenzhen vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Shenzhen Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$2770
🏠 One person rent
$550
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$1101
$984
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1453
$1340
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
81
76
🏙️ Population
17.5M
767K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 14% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5064th and 4267th ($1043 vs $1220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in China and Croatia, respectively. Check China vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.1 months in Zagreb. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 367th and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Zagreb

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Shenzhen Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$995
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16848
$4773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7920
$3192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$54.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$710
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24732
$8517

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$958
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$732
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1043
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$838
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1115
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1094
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1015
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$820
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$746
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$497
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$576
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1380
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$501
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1003
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1062
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$846
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1182
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1596
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$737
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$829
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1633
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1463
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$764
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$669
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1132
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$938
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1051
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1141
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1558
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1055
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1376
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1149
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1023
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1082
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$562
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$978
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1230
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$778
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$763
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$869