Atlanta vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	499K	24.9M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 122% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 459th and 4461st ($2648 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 151st and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Shanghai

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	Atlanta	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$28143

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2435
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2349
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2608
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2313
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2341
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2296
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2364
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2279
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2287
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2449
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2471
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2364
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2287
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2119
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2789
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1953
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2244
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2522
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1575
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1737
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2323
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2144
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2367
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2208
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2262
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2102
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2090
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$2079
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1917
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2217
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1701
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1768
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1672
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1811
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1815
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1849
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1991

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740