Shenzhen vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Shenzhen Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$3946
🏠 One person rent
$550
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$1101
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.1
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1453
$3773
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
17.5M
626K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 40% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5064th and 2145th ($1043 vs $1749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenzhen compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 367th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Stuttgart

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Shenzhen Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$4.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16848
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7920
$6097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$6.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$8.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.5
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$91.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$710
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24732
$14540

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1577
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1566
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1574
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1562
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1565
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1565
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1560
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1549
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1539
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1560
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1553
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1554
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1538
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1526
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1510
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1543
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1526
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1533
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1548
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1462
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1509
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1508
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1497
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1427
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1507
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1534
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1476
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1494
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1511
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1634
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1510
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1484
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1539
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1496
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1526
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1582
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1507