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Cost of living: Guangzhou vs Shenzhen

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Shenzhen is 20% more expensive than Guangzhou.

Monthly cost for one person, renting in the city centre. Includes rent, food, transport, bills and going out.

Where you live now

GuangzhouChina

CN¥8,268

per month

City to compare

ShenzhenChina

CN¥9,898

per month

Monthly costs by category

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CategoryGuangzhouShenzhenDifference
Rent4,0145,351+33%
Groceries1,5671,650+5%
Eating out889978+10%
Getting around423458+8%
Bills879933+6%
Going out370397+7%
Clothes128130+2%
Total per month8,2689,898+20%

Shenzhen is 20% more expensive than Guangzhou for one person renting in the city centre. The biggest gap is rent (+33%); clothes is the closest (+2%). Someone spending CN¥8,268 a month in Guangzhou would need about CN¥9,898 in Shenzhen for the same lifestyle. Rent takes 54% of the monthly budget in Shenzhen and 49% in Guangzhou.

Shenzhen: no reports yet, so these numbers are starting estimates from the city's overall price level.How this is calculated

Prices

Everyday prices in Shenzhen

The typical price people paid recently, and how it compares with Guangzhou. "Estimated" means we don't have many reports yet.

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ItemTypical priceWhat people paidvs GuangzhouReports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated CN¥13.49 +10% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated CN¥56.39 +11% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated CN¥383 +8% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated CN¥5,351 +33% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated CN¥3,853 +33% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated CN¥5.27 +5% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated CN¥18.63 +6% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated CN¥52.65 +5% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated CN¥720 +7% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated CN¥242 +6% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated CN¥224 +6% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated CN¥284 +7% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated CN¥56.73 +7% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated CN¥353 +2% vs Guangzhou 0 reports
Most reports (10th–90th percentile) Middle half of reports Same item in Guangzhou
All prices in Shenzhen

Method

Where the numbers come from

People who live in each city share what they paid. Every price is checked before it counts.

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  2. We check every price

    Typos, wrong currencies and impossible amounts are caught. An unusual price only counts after someone else reports something similar.

  3. We work out the typical price

    We use the middle price of recent reports. When a city has only a few reports, we estimate the rest and label it "Estimated".

No reports in the last 30 days yet. When they arrive, you'll see here how many were counted, held for a second opinion or turned down.

Rankings

Most and least expensive cities

Monthly cost for one person renting in the city centre, in Chinese yuan. Pick a city to compare it with Guangzhou. See all 118 cities

Most expensive

  1. 1New YorkUnited StatesCN¥38,070
  2. 2San FranciscoUnited StatesCN¥32,444
  3. 3ZurichSwitzerlandCN¥31,159
  4. 4BostonUnited StatesCN¥30,831
  5. 5GenevaSwitzerlandCN¥29,550
  6. 6SingaporeSingaporeCN¥28,503
  7. 7LondonUnited KingdomCN¥27,721
  8. 8Los AngelesUnited StatesCN¥26,543

Least expensive

  1. 118KarachiPakistanCN¥3,773
  2. 117KathmanduNepalCN¥4,297
  3. 116CairoEgyptCN¥4,569
  4. 115DhakaBangladeshCN¥4,632
  5. 114New DelhiIndiaCN¥5,488
  6. 113TunisTunisiaCN¥5,523
  7. 112BengaluruIndiaCN¥5,823
  8. 111Chiang MaiThailandCN¥6,005

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FAQ

Guangzhou vs Shenzhen: common questions

Is Shenzhen cheaper than Guangzhou?

No. One person renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre spends about CN¥9,898 a month in Shenzhen, against CN¥8,268 in Guangzhou: 20% more.

How much is rent in Shenzhen compared with Guangzhou?

A 1-bedroom flat in the centre of Shenzhen rents for about CN¥5,351 a month, +33% compared with CN¥4,014 in Guangzhou. Outside the centre it's about CN¥3,853 against CN¥2,890.

How much money do I need to move from Guangzhou to Shenzhen?

To keep the lifestyle that costs CN¥8,268 a month in Guangzhou, plan on about CN¥9,898 in Shenzhen for one person. A family of four would need about CN¥27,971, compared with CN¥23,970 in Guangzhou.

How much does eating out cost in Shenzhen vs Guangzhou?

A meal at an inexpensive restaurant is about CN¥56.39 in Shenzhen and CN¥50.82 in Guangzhou. A regular cappuccino is about CN¥13.49 against CN¥12.25.

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