Philadelphia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6395
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1516
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4131
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.6M
17.7M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 183% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 664th and 5950th ($2597 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 12th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 138th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3231
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3404
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2379
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.63
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2066
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19774
$22267

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2574
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2604
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2477
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2567
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2600
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2608
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2368
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2600
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2611
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2787
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2493
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2423
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2582
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2541
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2353
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2683
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2676
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2085
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2653
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2901
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2642
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2739
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2919
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2819
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2723
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2782
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2849
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2303
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2264
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2880
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2320
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2557
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2693

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609