Hanover vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4209
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$892
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1501
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
548K
17.7M

The cost of living in Hanover is 88% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2608th and 5950th ($1726 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 12th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 93rd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanover Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1063
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4316
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2823
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.75
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26877
$22267

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1544
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1532
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1564
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1558
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1559
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1560
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1466
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1458
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1530
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1549
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1498
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1460
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1512
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1407
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1371
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1482
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1411
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1371
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1401
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1417
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1517
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1515
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1418
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1469
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1431
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1558
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1352
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1442
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1423
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1420
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1421

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609