Bali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2474
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$724
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$225
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
99
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
4.36M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bali is 3% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4961st and 4880th ($1115 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5831st and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Shanghai

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Bali Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$589
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1661
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1083
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.21%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2154
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1985
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.26
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.02
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5255
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$780
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$493
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$387
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$450
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$437
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$358
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$386
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$520
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$402
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$416
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$428
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$419
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$566
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$381
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$400
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$436
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$490
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$427
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$436
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$452
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$486
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$446
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$457
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$439
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$470
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$458
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$494
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$502
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$482
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$468
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$556
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$551
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$468
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$515
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$530
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$466
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$376
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$627
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$516

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789