Genoa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1649
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3880
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$794
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2089
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
559K
17.5M

The cost of living in Genoa is 76% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3453rd and 6106th ($1649 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 12th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Genoa ranked 34th best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 756th and 1113th 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
$16.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$907
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3815
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1265
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.8
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.2
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12007
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1660
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1471
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1354
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1602
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1618
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1342
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1458
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1375
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1490
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1606
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1445
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1769
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1338
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1294
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1371
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1778
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1556
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1432
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1290
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2370
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1425
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1652
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1885
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1516
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1817
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1675
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1622
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1595
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7861
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1275
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1637
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1631
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1582

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638