Leipzig vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3783
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$764
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1542
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2738
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
620K
17.7M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 65% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3353rd and 5950th ($1516 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st 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 Leipzig compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 87th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3984
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2535
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$372
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9452
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307

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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