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Indonesia

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China

Shenzhen vs. Tangerang Cost of Living Summary

Shenzhen is 79.7% more expensive than Tangerang.

Restaurants: pay 90.7% more in Shenzhen
Groceries: pay 24.0% more in Shenzhen
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in Shenzhen
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Shenzhen
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Shenzhen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.9% more in Shenzhen
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Shenzhen

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Shenzhen are more expensive than in Tangerang. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Shenzhen.

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Shenzhen vs. Tangerang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shenzhen instead of Tangerang, you would:

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pay 90.7% more for restaurants

	Tangerang	Shenzhen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	$3.73 CN¥24.95	+166.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$5.22 CN¥34.93	+55.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.56 CN¥3.72	+23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,623.58	$0.34 CN¥2.27	+32.2%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 24.0% more for groceries

	Tangerang	Shenzhen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IDR18,746.50	$1.60 CN¥10.72	+54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$10.53 CN¥70.43	+122.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 IDR79,427.92	$5.97 CN¥39.92	+35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 IDR26,165.24	$1.72 CN¥11.52	+18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 IDR23,908.33	$1.53 CN¥10.22	+15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 IDR18,226.76	$1.03 CN¥6.90	+2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,846.46	$0.72 CN¥4.82	+46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 IDR12,964.64	$0.87 CN¥5.79	+20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR7,550.00	$0.66 CN¥4.39	+56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,770.20	$0.48 CN¥3.21	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.57 CN¥3.85	-40.3%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Tangerang	Shenzhen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.01 CN¥33.51	+57.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.38 IDR151K	$22.37 CN¥149.69	+166.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,289.83 IDR384M	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.76 IDR85,998.53	$4.65 CN¥31.14	-2.3%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Tangerang	Shenzhen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 IDR346K	$16.39 CN¥109.66	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.27 IDR6M	$759.98 CN¥5,084.90	+126.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$134.11 IDR2M	$476.09 CN¥3,185.43	+255.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 IDR900K	$48.84 CN¥326.76	-2.0%
Average			+127.8%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Tangerang	Shenzhen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.30 IDR2M	$528.93 CN¥3,539.00	+460.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$24,029.94 CN¥161K	+192.7%
Average			+305.2%

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pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tangerang	Shenzhen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$1.49 CN¥9.98	-40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	$3.31 CN¥22.16	+118.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$4.47 CN¥29.94	+58.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.76 IDR303K	$49.66 CN¥332.26	+196.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$7.45 CN¥49.85	+166.7%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Tangerang	Shenzhen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.12 IDR706K	$54.66 CN¥365.75	+39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$39.75 CN¥265.95	+38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.82 IDR1M	$72.46 CN¥484.85	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.81 IDR1M	$91.98 CN¥615.39	+29.9%
Average			+24.1%

Tangerang vs. Shenzhen - Cost of clothing

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