Cost of Living Comparison Between Lhasa and Shenzhen Cost of Living Comparison Between Lhasa and Shenzhen

🙂 Solo nomad: Lhasa is 21.6% cheaper than Shenzhen without rent, and 28.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lhasa is 14.2% cheaper than Shenzhen without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.53 ¥25.31

$3.17 ¥22.75

11.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.6 ¥198

$27.46 ¥197

0.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.78 ¥48.61

$4.92 ¥35.32

37.80%

Cappuccino

$2.93 ¥21.01

$3.19 ¥22.91

-8.15%

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

$0.4 ¥2.9

$0.51 ¥3.69

-21.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ¥2.41

$0.28 ¥1.98

21.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 ¥9.09

$1.21 ¥8.7

4.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 ¥12.67

$2.71 ¥19.42

-34.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.04 ¥14.63

$1.79 ¥12.87

13.97%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 ¥12.44

$2.05 ¥14.69

-15.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.79 ¥5.67

$1.22 ¥8.75

-35.25%

Eggs

$2.39 ¥17.16

$1.87 ¥13.4

27.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.81 ¥48.88

$12.74 ¥91.4

-46.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.76 ¥19.77

$3.84 ¥27.55

-28.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.12 ¥72.6

$13.46 ¥96.6

-24.81%

Apples (1kg)

$2.2 ¥15.76

$1.82 ¥13.06

20.88%

Banana (1kg)

$1.66 ¥11.93

$1.47 ¥10.56

12.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.4 ¥10.07

$1.82 ¥13.03

-23.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.83 ¥5.97

$1.4 ¥10.01

-40.71%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 ¥4.68

$1.09 ¥7.85

-40.37%

Onion (1kg)

$0.91 ¥6.56

$1.45 ¥10.43

-37.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 ¥4.31

$0.74 ¥5.33

-18.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.8 ¥5.73

$0.61 ¥4.35

31.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 ¥22.02

$3.4 ¥24.37

-9.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.53 ¥89.9

$12.61 ¥90.5

-0.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 ¥5.32

$0.9 ¥6.43

-17.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.6 ¥11.5

$1.9 ¥13.66

-15.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 ¥1.91

$0.43 ¥3.09

-37.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.43 ¥118

$22.34 ¥160

-26.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ¥10.11

$1.71 ¥12.3

-17.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 ¥1.86

$0.35 ¥2.5

-25.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.74 ¥48.38

$6.74 ¥48.33

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ¥9.34

$1.12 ¥8.04

16.07%

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

$19.7K ¥141.2K

$23.1K ¥165.8K

-14.85%

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

$16.8K ¥120.4K

$20.2K ¥145.2K

-17.04%

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

$46.59 ¥334

$67.1 ¥482

-30.61%

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

$9.74 ¥69.9

$8.16 ¥58.6

19.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.46 ¥111

$12.86 ¥92.2

20.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.05 ¥294

$50.3 ¥361

-18.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.78 ¥98.9

$17.3 ¥124

-20.35%

Cinema Ticket

$7.78 ¥55.8

$7.1 ¥50.9

9.58%

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

$339 ¥2,434

$455 ¥3,267

-25.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.1K ¥123K

$20.6K ¥147.8K

-16.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.8 ¥214

$49.43 ¥355

-39.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.97 ¥222

$30.29 ¥217

2.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70 ¥502

$74.9 ¥537

-6.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.75 ¥328

$77.8 ¥558

-41.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$274 ¥1,964

$728 ¥5,220

-62.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 ¥1,346

$406 ¥2,915

-53.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$602 ¥4,318

$1,702 ¥12.2K

-64.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$363 ¥2,604

$907 ¥6,505

-59.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,986 ¥21.4K

$12.4K ¥88.6K

-75.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,034 ¥14.6K

$5,786 ¥41.5K

-64.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,195 ¥8,574

$1,702 ¥12.2K

-29.79%

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 Lhasa: October 29, 2025

Last update for Shenzhen: October 28, 2025

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