Genoa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1620
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$769
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2028
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
559K
17.5M

The cost of living in Genoa is 84% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3439th and 6334th ($1620 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 17th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 700th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1298
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3735
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.58
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.5
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10399
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1642
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1469
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1308
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1624
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1615
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1268
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1474
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1336
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1473
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1582
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1414
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1770
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1316
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1792
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1504
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1264
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2307
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1393
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1582
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1764
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1488
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1808
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1699
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1472
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1499
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$9122
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1510
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1263
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1589
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1649
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1547

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634