Shenzhen vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$478
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1142
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
37
😀 Quality of life
80
43
🏙️ Population
17.7M
6.98M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 20% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5950th and 6602nd ($916 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 34th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ranked 3rd vs 161st best cities to live in China, and 545th vs 6725th 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
$3.06
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12583
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6551
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22267
$18959

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575