Genoa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1470
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3466
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$699
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1087
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1750
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
559K
17.7M

The cost of living in Genoa is 60% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3551st and 5950th ($1470 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Genoa ranked 39th best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 795th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Shenzhen

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Genoa Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3323
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1514
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$474
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10834
$22267

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GenoaShenzhen

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1512
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1401
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1293
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1389
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1348
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1209
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1271
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1203
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1344
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1334
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1328
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1503
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1202
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1074
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1228
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1576
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1362
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1240
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1157
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2022
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1280
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1365
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1424
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1452
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1586
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1364
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1592
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1503
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1254
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1354
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$6747
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$6593
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1371
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1162
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1400
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1506
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1450

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609