Bandung vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$210
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
2.88M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8655th and 4880th ($502 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5685th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Shanghai

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Bandung Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.4
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$468
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

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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