Adelaide vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$1510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
1.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 39% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1929th and 3152nd ($1915 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th 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 1.1 months in Shanghai. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 55th and 484th 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
$14.7
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$27276

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811