Shenzhen vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenzhen	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2895	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1237	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1649	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	79	99
🏙️ Population	17.7M	4.84M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5948th and 312th ($958 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 556th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Sydney

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	Shenzhen	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13100	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.62	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$18951

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754