Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1 times more expensive than Shenzhen.
If you lived in France instead of Shenzhen, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Shenzhen
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
CN¥3.66
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
CN¥2.45
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 69.4% more for groceries
Shenzhen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
CN¥15.20
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
CN¥44.46
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
CN¥57.60
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
CN¥14.90
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.34
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CN¥4.64
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.50
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.82
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.69
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Shenzhen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CN¥32.33
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.70
CN¥200.17
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.54
CN¥32.83
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 91.0% more for housing
Shenzhen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.57
CN¥105.27
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$715.55
CN¥5,171.03
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.78
CN¥2,802.37
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.08
CN¥354.70
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Shenzhen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.76
CN¥4,587.21
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,881.36
CN¥179,810.11
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Shenzhen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.01
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CN¥24.75
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.39
CN¥320.78
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.96
CN¥57.55
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
Shenzhen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.91
CN¥454.62
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CN¥212.65
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.03
CN¥563.88
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.24
CN¥717.21
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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