Hanover vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1792
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4490
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$848
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1458
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3188
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
548K
17.5M

The cost of living in Hanover is 91% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2887th and 6106th ($1792 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 12th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 89th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Shenzhen

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Hanover Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$643
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1566
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1147
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4591
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3497
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.27
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.14
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25389
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1643
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1643
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1649
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1612
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1636
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1638
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1631
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1636
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1582
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1529
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1608
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1562
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1593
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1540
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1579
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1569
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1566
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1586
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1532
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1535
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1573
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1544
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1613
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1589
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1583
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1580
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1608
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1570
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1453
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1640
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1584
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1583
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1592

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638