Cost of Living & Income: Shenzhen vs Las Vegas

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shenzhen and Las Vegas are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricShenzhenLas VegasShenzhen vs Las Vegas
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,743¥25,456Las Vegas earns 2.2× the salary in Shenzhen

Daily expenses

MetricShenzhenLas VegasShenzhen vs Las Vegas
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥169Las Vegas costs 6.75× the price in Shenzhen
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥641Las Vegas costs 3.21× the price in Shenzhen
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥88Las Vegas costs 2.51× the price in Shenzhen
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥382.6¥1,442.0Las Vegas costs 3.77× the price in Shenzhen
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥75.8¥536.1Las Vegas costs 7.07× the price in Shenzhen
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥61.7¥517.5Las Vegas costs 8.38× the price in Shenzhen
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥330.1¥205.0Shenzhen costs 1.61× the price in Las Vegas
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥49.9¥99.6Las Vegas costs 2.00× the price in Shenzhen
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥7.9Shenzhen costs 1.10× the price in Las Vegas

Supermarket prices

MetricShenzhenLas VegasShenzhen vs Las Vegas
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥93.3¥125.5Las Vegas costs 1.35× the price in Shenzhen
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.8¥30.9Las Vegas costs 2.63× the price in Shenzhen
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥11.0¥6.1Shenzhen costs 1.80× the price in Las Vegas
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥23.4Las Vegas costs 1.98× the price in Shenzhen
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.7¥29.0Las Vegas costs 1.98× the price in Shenzhen
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥15.4Las Vegas costs 2.11× the price in Shenzhen
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥9.5¥25.2Las Vegas costs 2.65× the price in Shenzhen
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥16.9Las Vegas costs 2.66× the price in Shenzhen
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥88.0¥81.0Shenzhen costs 1.09× the price in Las Vegas

Rent & property prices

MetricShenzhenLas VegasShenzhen vs Las Vegas
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,543¥10,651Las Vegas costs 2.34× the price in Shenzhen
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,049¥9,843Las Vegas costs 3.23× the price in Shenzhen
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥12,006¥16,691Las Vegas costs 1.39× the price in Shenzhen
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥5,876¥15,538Las Vegas costs 2.64× the price in Shenzhen
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥87,274¥35,155Shenzhen costs 2.48× the price in Las Vegas
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥41,349¥18,771Shenzhen costs 2.20× the price in Las Vegas