Madrid vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
3.51M
17.5M

The cost of living in Madrid is 112% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1723rd and 5618th ($2109 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 160th and 1163rd 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
$17.6
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$21140

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

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