Hamburg City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
96
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
1.89M
17.7M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 111% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1809th and 5948th ($2022 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 42nd and 556th 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
$16.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$24117

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388

Cities near Shenzhen

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