Common information
- Country
- China
- Population
- 5 329 024
Cost of living and prices in Shantou
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre136USD/month
- in city centre272USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre272USD/month
- in city centre544USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 16 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 11 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 12 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 27 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 20,418 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 18,671 USD |
Entertainment
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 59 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 29 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 76 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 97 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 49 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 8 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 272 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 136 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 544 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 272 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,042 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 3,085 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,205 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.46 |
Ratings
Main factors in Shantou
- Leisure quality
- 6.4
- Quality of life
- 5.2
- Travelers rating
- 6.8
- Travelers rating
- 5.8
- English speaking
- 2.8
- Nightlife
- 4.6
- Coworking spaces
- 6.4
- Free WIFI
- 6.4
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 0.3
Safety in Shantou
Comfort in Shantou
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Shantou
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 38 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 40 |
| Average high, °C | 29 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 24 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 19 |
| Record low, °C | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| Fog, days | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 136 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 140 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 140 | 220 | 270 | 230 | 210 | 1480 |
| Relative humidity, % | 81 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 91 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 89 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 76 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 209 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 508 | 431 | 283 | 164 | 121 | 126 | 215 | 325 | 448 | 500 | 577 | 577 | 4274 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 |