Shenzhen vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$484
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
80
75
🏙️ Population
17.5M
767K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 24% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5744th and 4330th ($939 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in China and Croatia, respectively. Check China vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 460th and 983rd 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
$3.46
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$10009

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755