Cost of Living & Income: Shenzhen vs Indore

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shenzhen and Indore are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricShenzhenIndoreShenzhen vs Indore
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,743¥2,350Shenzhen earns 5.0× the salary in Indore

Daily expenses

MetricShenzhenIndoreShenzhen vs Indore
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥14Shenzhen costs 1.77× the price in Indore
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥106Shenzhen costs 1.88× the price in Indore
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥21Shenzhen costs 1.65× the price in Indore
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥382.6¥241.2Shenzhen costs 1.59× the price in Indore
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥75.8¥55.2Shenzhen costs 1.37× the price in Indore
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥61.7¥27.1Shenzhen costs 2.27× the price in Indore
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥330.1¥164.4Shenzhen costs 2.01× the price in Indore
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥49.9¥26.2Shenzhen costs 1.90× the price in Indore
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥7.5Shenzhen costs 1.15× the price in Indore

Supermarket prices

MetricShenzhenIndoreShenzhen vs Indore
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥93.3¥32.5Shenzhen costs 2.87× the price in Indore
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.8¥6.6Shenzhen costs 1.78× the price in Indore
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥11.0¥4.4Shenzhen costs 2.49× the price in Indore
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥2.9Shenzhen costs 4.09× the price in Indore
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.7¥12.1Shenzhen costs 1.22× the price in Indore
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥2.3Shenzhen costs 3.22× the price in Indore
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥9.5¥3.1Shenzhen costs 3.06× the price in Indore
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥12.8Indore costs 2.01× the price in Shenzhen
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥88.0¥51.6Shenzhen costs 1.71× the price in Indore

Rent & property prices

MetricShenzhenIndoreShenzhen vs Indore
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,543¥1,075Shenzhen costs 4.23× the price in Indore
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,049¥591Shenzhen costs 5.16× the price in Indore
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥12,006¥2,300Shenzhen costs 5.22× the price in Indore
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥5,876¥1,333Shenzhen costs 4.41× the price in Indore
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥87,274¥8,761Shenzhen costs 9.96× the price in Indore
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥41,349¥3,732Shenzhen costs 11.08× the price in Indore