Nigerians in Shenzhen
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Aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline at dusk, towers rising through haze along the bay

The city

Ten districts.
You have to
pick one.

Where you live in Shenzhen decides your rent, your commute and how much of the city you ever actually see. Nobody had put the numbers in one place for a Nigerian audience, so we have done it here.

Districts
10
One-bedroom rent
¥1,500–¥9,000
Places
9
Last checked
August 2026

Chapter one · Where to live

What a one-bedroom costs

Monthly rent in yuan, as reported by members. All the bars sit on one axis, so you can read straight down the column. Last checked August 2026.

District Metro · minutes
  1. Pingshan 坪山区 ¥1,500–¥3,000 Metro lines 14, 16. 55 minutes to Futian, 80 minutes to Nanshan.
  2. Dapeng 大鹏新区 ¥1,500–¥3,000 No metro. 90 minutes to Futian, 110 minutes to Nanshan.
  3. Longgang 龙岗区 ¥1,800–¥3,500 Metro lines 3, 5, 10, 14, 16. 50 minutes to Futian, 70 minutes to Nanshan.
  4. Guangming 光明区 ¥1,800–¥3,400 Metro lines 6, 13. 55 minutes to Futian, 45 minutes to Nanshan.
  5. Yantian 盐田区 ¥2,000–¥3,800 Metro lines 8. 45 minutes to Futian, 65 minutes to Nanshan.
  6. Bao'an 宝安区 ¥2,200–¥4,500 Metro lines 1, 5, 11, 12, 20. 45 minutes to Futian, 30 minutes to Nanshan.
  7. Longhua 龙华区 ¥2,200–¥4,200 Metro lines 4, 5, 6, 22, 27. 35 minutes to Futian, 45 minutes to Nanshan.
  8. Luohu 罗湖区 ¥2,800–¥5,500 Metro lines 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17. 12 minutes to Futian, 35 minutes to Nanshan.
  9. Futian 福田区 ¥4,000–¥8,000 Metro lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14. 0 minutes to Futian, 25 minutes to Nanshan.
  10. Nanshan 南山区 ¥4,500–¥9,000 Metro lines 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13. 25 minutes to Futian, 0 minutes to Nanshan.

Every district has its own page. Start with Bao'an, where most of the association lives, or read how renting works.

Chapter two · Eye of Shenzhen

There is a city
behind the work.

Nine places worth the trip across town: beaches, a mountain, a fortress older than the country most people picture, and the market half of you came here for.

scenic · Nanshan Shenzhen Bay Park Thirteen kilometres of waterfront with Hong Kong on the far side of the water. Visit → scenic · Futian Lianhuashan Park A small hill in the middle of the city, with the best free view of the skyline. Visit → scenic · Yantian Dameisha and Xiaomeisha The city beaches. Warm sea and soft sand, shared with a great many other people. Visit → recreation · Yantian and Luohu Wutong Mountain The highest point in Shenzhen, and steep enough to count as a climb. Visit → recreation · Nanshan OCT Loft An old electronics factory turned into galleries, coffee and bookshops. Visit → scenic · Dapeng Dapeng Fortress A six-hundred-year-old walled garrison town at the far end of the peninsula. Visit → recreation · Futian Huaqiangbei The largest electronics market on earth, spread across several buildings and thousands of stalls. Visit → recreation · Luohu Dongmen Old Street The old shopping district. Clothes, tailoring, street food and noise. Visit → Eating · Bao'an, Futian and Longgang Where to eat like home African and halal food in Shenzhen, and where members actually go. Visit →