Munich vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2332
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5652
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
1.51M
17.7M

The cost of living in Munich is 144% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1056th and 5948th ($2332 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 54th and 556th 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
$17.1
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1433
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2772
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1009
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19483
$24117

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668

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