Shenzhen vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$4625
🏠 One person rent
$478
$1124
🏘️ Family rent
$1142
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$3476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
17.7M
633K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 53% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5950th and 1961st ($916 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 545th and 63rd 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
$3.06
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12583
$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6551
$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22267
$15338

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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

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1670
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1661
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1637
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1650
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1542
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1633
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1625
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1610
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1618
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1837
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1436
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1623
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1529
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1619
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1205
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1696
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1609
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1599
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1668
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1599
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1530
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1596
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1647
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1618
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1581