Hanover vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4329
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$953
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2988
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
96
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
545K
17.7M

The cost of living in Hanover is 91% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2395th and 5948th ($1828 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 13th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 83rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanover Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5131
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.7
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15505
$24117

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487

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