Madrid vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
3.33M
17.7M

The cost of living in Madrid is 97% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2194th and 5948th ($1889 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 13th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 149th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Shenzhen

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Madrid Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$24117

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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