Shenzhen vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$478
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1142
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$1581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
80
76
🏙️ Population
17.7M
767K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 27% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5950th and 4331st ($916 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in China and Croatia, respectively. Check China vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 545th and 843rd 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
$3.06
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12583
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6551
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22267
$10861

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747