Hamburg City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
1.91M
17.5M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 134% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1513th and 6106th ($2194 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 31st and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Shenzhen

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Hamburg City Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

Cities near Shenzhen

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