Cost of living comparison
Greece is 60.5% more expensive than Shenzhen.
If you lived in Greece instead of Shenzhen, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Shenzhen
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
CN¥3.66
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
CN¥2.45
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Shenzhen
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
CN¥15.20
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
CN¥44.46
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
CN¥57.60
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
CN¥14.90
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.34
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CN¥4.64
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.50
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.82
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.69
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 94.9% more for transportation
Shenzhen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CN¥32.33
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.70
CN¥200.17
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.54
CN¥32.83
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 90.0% more for housing
Shenzhen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.57
CN¥105.27
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$715.55
CN¥5,171.03
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.78
CN¥2,802.37
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.08
CN¥354.70
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Shenzhen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.76
CN¥4,587.21
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,881.36
CN¥179,810.11
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Shenzhen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.01
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CN¥24.75
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.39
CN¥320.78
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.96
CN¥57.55
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Shenzhen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.91
CN¥454.62
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CN¥212.65
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.03
CN¥563.88
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.24
CN¥717.21
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
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