Dusseldorf vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1776
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4484
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$979
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3151
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
619K
17.5M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 89% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2414th and 5744th ($1776 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 16th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Dusseldorf ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 41st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Shenzhen

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Dusseldorf Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$900
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7136
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6071
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.5
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$937
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1420
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1458
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1562
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1320
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1454
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1556
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1370
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1387
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1395
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1511
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1402
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1476
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1778
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1426
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1384
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1124
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1397
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1276
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1519
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1505
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1267
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1405
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1389
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1752

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584