Genoa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1498
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3708
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$684
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1852
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
559K
17.7M

The cost of living in Genoa is 56% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3705th and 5948th ($1498 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 13th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Genoa ranked 53rd best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1237th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3598
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.73
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13426
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1543
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1380
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1396
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1553
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1425
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1200
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1449
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1280
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1429
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1494
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1357
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1724
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1248
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1131
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1333
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1616
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1510
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1305
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1262
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2146
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1306
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1420
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1502
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1613
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1460
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1559
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1557
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1314
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1441
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7469
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1454
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1164
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1428
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1478
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1444

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618