Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.2 times more expensive than Shenzhen.
If you lived in Germany instead of Shenzhen, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Shenzhen
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$13.72
€12.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
CN¥3.66
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
CN¥2.45
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Shenzhen
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
CN¥15.20
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
CN¥44.46
|
$6.75
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
CN¥57.60
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
CN¥14.90
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.34
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CN¥4.64
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.50
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.82
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.69
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Shenzhen
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CN¥32.33
|
$7.16
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.70
CN¥200.17
|
$54.61
€50.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.54
CN¥32.83
|
$23.30
€21.62
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Shenzhen
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.57
CN¥105.27
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$715.55
CN¥5,171.03
|
$800.45
€742.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.78
CN¥2,802.37
|
$616.33
€571.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.08
CN¥354.70
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Shenzhen
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.76
CN¥4,587.21
|
$434.24
€402.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,881.36
CN¥179,810.11
|
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
|
pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports
Shenzhen
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.01
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CN¥24.75
|
$3.44
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.39
CN¥320.78
|
$35.42
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.96
CN¥57.55
|
$12.56
€11.65
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Shenzhen
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.91
CN¥454.62
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CN¥212.65
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.03
CN¥563.88
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.24
CN¥717.21
|
$120.25
€111.56
|
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