Munich vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2201
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5311
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2479
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3560
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
1.51M
17.7M

The cost of living in Munich is 140% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1352nd and 5950th ($2201 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 54th and 545th 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
$16.2
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.92
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1006
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2005
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12224
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8488
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.1
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$953
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14702
$22267

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560

Cities near Shenzhen

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