Cost of Living Comparison Between Chenzhou and Shenzhen Cost of Living Comparison Between Chenzhou and Shenzhen

🙂 Solo nomad: Chenzhou is 0.5% cheaper than Shenzhen without rent, and 27.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chenzhou is 17.3% cheaper than Shenzhen without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.83 ¥20.28

$3.17 ¥22.75

-10.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.96 ¥150

$27.46 ¥197

-23.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.93 ¥35.37

$4.92 ¥35.32

0.20%

Cappuccino

$1.43 ¥10.27

$3.19 ¥22.91

-55.17%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.42 ¥3.05

$0.51 ¥3.69

-17.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 ¥1.78

$0.28 ¥1.98

-10.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.08 ¥7.78

$1.21 ¥8.7

-10.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 ¥13.63

$2.71 ¥19.42

-29.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 ¥13.69

$1.79 ¥12.87

6.70%

White Bread (500g)

$2.31 ¥16.57

$2.05 ¥14.69

12.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.68 ¥4.9

$1.22 ¥8.75

-44.26%

Eggs

$1.6 ¥11.45

$1.87 ¥13.4

-14.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.56 ¥112

$12.74 ¥91.4

22.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.1 ¥22.24

$3.84 ¥27.55

-19.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.14 ¥65.6

$13.46 ¥96.6

-32.10%

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 ¥3.89

$1.82 ¥13.06

-70.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 ¥7.81

$1.47 ¥10.56

-25.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.73 ¥5.21

$1.82 ¥13.03

-59.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 ¥7.82

$1.4 ¥10.01

-22.14%

Potato (1kg)

$0.94 ¥6.74

$1.09 ¥7.85

-13.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 ¥10.19

$1.45 ¥10.43

-2.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.51 ¥3.68

$0.74 ¥5.33

-31.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.42 ¥3.04

$0.61 ¥4.35

-31.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.83 ¥20.29

$3.4 ¥24.37

-16.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.7 ¥91.1

$12.61 ¥90.5

0.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.9 ¥6.48

$0.9 ¥6.43

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.47 ¥10.57

$1.9 ¥13.66

-22.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.1

$0.43 ¥3.09

-32.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.76 ¥120

$22.34 ¥160

-24.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.29 ¥9.22

$1.71 ¥12.3

-24.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 ¥2.02

$0.35 ¥2.5

-20.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.17 ¥58.6

$6.74 ¥48.33

21.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ¥8.14

$1.12 ¥8.04

1.79%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21K ¥150.9K

$23.1K ¥165.8K

-8.98%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.5K ¥154K

$20.2K ¥145.2K

6.08%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$42.81 ¥307

$67.1 ¥482

-36.24%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$12.59 ¥90.3

$8.16 ¥58.6

54.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.81 ¥106

$12.86 ¥92.2

15.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.19 ¥303

$50.3 ¥361

-16.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.1 ¥101

$17.3 ¥124

-18.50%

Cinema Ticket

$5.85 ¥41.94

$7.1 ¥50.9

-17.61%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$319 ¥2,291

$455 ¥3,267

-29.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,409 ¥53.1K

$20.6K ¥147.8K

-64.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.5 ¥606

$49.43 ¥355

70.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.22 ¥217

$30.29 ¥217

-0.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.7 ¥593

$74.9 ¥537

10.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.3 ¥497

$77.8 ¥558

-10.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$284 ¥2,036

$728 ¥5,220

-61.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 ¥1,352

$406 ¥2,915

-53.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$602 ¥4,320

$1,702 ¥12.2K

-64.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$364 ¥2,610

$907 ¥6,505

-59.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,315 ¥23.8K

$12.4K ¥88.6K

-73.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,028 ¥14.5K

$5,786 ¥41.5K

-64.94%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,702 ¥12.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.89

4.04

-3.71%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Chenzhou: October 27, 2025

Last update for Shenzhen: October 28, 2025

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