Cost of Living & Income: Shenzhen vs Katowice

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shenzhen and Katowice 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

MetricShenzhenKatowiceShenzhen vs Katowice
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,743¥11,980Katowice earns 1.0× the salary in Shenzhen

Daily expenses

MetricShenzhenKatowiceShenzhen vs Katowice
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥78Katowice costs 3.11× the price in Shenzhen
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥253Katowice costs 1.27× the price in Shenzhen
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥63Katowice costs 1.81× the price in Shenzhen
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥382.6¥1,930.9Katowice costs 5.05× the price in Shenzhen
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥75.8¥118.8Katowice costs 1.57× the price in Shenzhen
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥61.7¥56.2Shenzhen costs 1.10× the price in Katowice
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥330.1¥218.7Shenzhen costs 1.51× the price in Katowice
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥49.9¥50.6Katowice costs 1.01× the price in Shenzhen
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥11.0Katowice costs 1.27× the price in Shenzhen

Supermarket prices

MetricShenzhenKatowiceShenzhen vs Katowice
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥93.3¥95.4Katowice costs 1.02× the price in Shenzhen
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.8¥23.3Katowice costs 1.98× the price in Shenzhen
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥11.0¥6.7Shenzhen costs 1.63× the price in Katowice
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥9.9Shenzhen costs 1.19× the price in Katowice
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.7¥7.2Shenzhen costs 2.03× the price in Katowice
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥7.0Shenzhen costs 1.05× the price in Katowice
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥9.5¥19.5Katowice costs 2.06× the price in Shenzhen
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥7.3Katowice costs 1.14× the price in Shenzhen
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥88.0¥45.2Shenzhen costs 1.95× the price in Katowice

Rent & property prices

MetricShenzhenKatowiceShenzhen vs Katowice
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,543¥4,881Katowice costs 1.07× the price in Shenzhen
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,049¥3,620Katowice costs 1.19× the price in Shenzhen
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥12,006¥7,056Shenzhen costs 1.70× the price in Katowice
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥5,876¥5,865Shenzhen costs 1.00× the price in Katowice
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥87,274¥20,913Shenzhen costs 4.17× the price in Katowice
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥41,349¥14,108Shenzhen costs 2.93× the price in Katowice