Shenzhen vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$456
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$563
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
17.5M
6.98M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 11% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6334th and 6706th ($878 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 26th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ranked 3rd vs 170th best cities to live in China, and 1094th vs 6786th 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
$3.52
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$4.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$16727

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574