Hanover vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hanover Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1829
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4506
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$908
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1559
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
548K
17.5M

The cost of living in Hanover is 84% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2689th and 5618th ($1829 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 10th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 82nd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Hanover vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Hanover and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hanover Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$886
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1227
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4553
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.18
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.04
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$629
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21676
$21140

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1664
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1655
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1631
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1661
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1661
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1655
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1649
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1648
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1558
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1547
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1614
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1487
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1596
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1547
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1538
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1596
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1508
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1520
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1549
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1529
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1567
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1563
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1585
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1430
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1420
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1596
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1565
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1567
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1571

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