Hamburg City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
1.91M
17.5M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 120% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1511th and 5618th ($2189 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 38th and 1163rd 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
$17.5
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648