Munich vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
1.49M
17.5M

The cost of living in Munich is 133% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1315th and 5744th ($2188 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 Munich compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 48th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Shenzhen

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Munich Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$24305

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584