Cost of Living Comparison Between Jingmen and Shenzhen Cost of Living Comparison Between Jingmen and Shenzhen

🙂 Solo nomad: Jingmen is 13.9% cheaper than Shenzhen without rent, and 30.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jingmen is 17.6% cheaper than Shenzhen without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.81 ¥20.19

$3.17 ¥22.75

-11.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$22.66 ¥163

$27.46 ¥197

-17.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.95 ¥35.49

$4.92 ¥35.32

0.61%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ¥22.13

$3.19 ¥22.91

-3.13%

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

$0.4 ¥2.88

$0.51 ¥3.69

-21.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ¥2.33

$0.28 ¥1.98

17.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.94 ¥6.71

$1.21 ¥8.7

-22.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 ¥14.87

$2.71 ¥19.42

-23.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.79 ¥12.87

White Bread (500g)

$1.54 ¥11.03

$2.05 ¥14.69

-24.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.92 ¥6.57

$1.22 ¥8.75

-24.59%

Eggs

$1.56 ¥11.21

$1.87 ¥13.4

-16.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.94 ¥92.8

$12.74 ¥91.4

1.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.06 ¥21.93

$3.84 ¥27.55

-20.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.39 ¥74.5

$13.46 ¥96.6

-22.81%

Apples (1kg)

$1.74 ¥12.46

$1.82 ¥13.06

-4.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.2 ¥8.63

$1.47 ¥10.56

-18.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.35 ¥9.67

$1.82 ¥13.03

-25.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 ¥7.83

$1.4 ¥10.01

-22.14%

Potato (1kg)

$0.72 ¥5.15

$1.09 ¥7.85

-33.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 ¥6.82

$1.45 ¥10.43

-34.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.57 ¥4.08

$0.74 ¥5.33

-22.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ¥3.66

$0.61 ¥4.35

-16.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.12 ¥22.38

$3.4 ¥24.37

-8.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.64 ¥76.3

$12.61 ¥90.5

-15.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 ¥5.45

$0.9 ¥6.43

-15.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ¥11.86

$1.9 ¥13.66

-13.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.09

$0.43 ¥3.09

-32.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.96 ¥122

$22.34 ¥160

-24.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ¥10.19

$1.71 ¥12.3

-16.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ¥2.54

$0.35 ¥2.5

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.82 ¥48.94

$6.74 ¥48.33

1.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ¥8.39

$1.12 ¥8.04

4.46%

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

$19.6K ¥140.4K

$23.1K ¥165.8K

-15.34%

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

$17K ¥122.1K

$20.2K ¥145.2K

-15.87%

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

$45.19 ¥324

$67.1 ¥482

-32.69%

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

$9.9 ¥71

$8.16 ¥58.6

21.32%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.58 ¥83.1

$12.86 ¥92.2

-9.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.14 ¥295

$50.3 ¥361

-18.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.8 ¥99

$17.3 ¥124

-20.23%

Cinema Ticket

$6.11 ¥43.83

$7.1 ¥50.9

-13.94%

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

$334 ¥2,399

$455 ¥3,267

-26.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.2K ¥123.4K

$20.6K ¥147.8K

-16.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.67 ¥306

$49.43 ¥355

-13.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.62 ¥220

$30.29 ¥217

1.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.4 ¥520

$74.9 ¥537

-3.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.7 ¥543

$77.8 ¥558

-2.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 ¥1,975

$728 ¥5,220

-62.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$186 ¥1,335

$406 ¥2,915

-54.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$599 ¥4,300

$1,702 ¥12.2K

-64.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$363 ¥2,600

$907 ¥6,505

-60.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,875 ¥20.6K

$12.4K ¥88.6K

-76.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,165 ¥15.5K

$5,786 ¥41.5K

-62.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,702 ¥12.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.87

4.04

-4.21%

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

Last update for Jingmen: October 27, 2025

Last update for Shenzhen: October 28, 2025

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