Cost of living in Shenzhen 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Shenzhen, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
57.9
42% cheaper than New York
ShenzhenUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 5,300 CNY $731
1-bed apartment, outside centre 3,470 CNY $479
3-bed apartment, centre 12,700 CNY $1,753
Room in shared flat 2,700 CNY $373
Buy price per m2 88,740 CNY $12,246
Living cost excl. rent 3,950 CNY $545
Typical net salary 11,200 CNY $1,546
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.