Adelaide vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
1.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 98% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1267th and 4780th ($2246 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 64th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Shanghai

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Adelaide Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$31401

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2013
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1816
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1697
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1397
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1357
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1795
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1822
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1892
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1757
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1717
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2397
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1758
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1876
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1746
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1799
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1738
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1800
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1805
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1829
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2393
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1900
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1815
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1500
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1748
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1674
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1798
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1532
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1732
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1997
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2472
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2265
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2801
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2286
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1833
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1289
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1533
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1661

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774