Shenzhen vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$495
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
79
43
🏙️ Population
17.7M
6.98M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 23% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5948th and 6518th ($958 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 39th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ranked 3rd vs 152nd best cities to live in China, and 556th vs 6686th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Zhanjiang

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Shenzhen Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601