Bandung vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1297
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$226
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
2.88M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 52% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8495th and 4971st ($536 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5820th and 1655th 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
$1.49
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.95
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.57
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$502
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$467
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$556
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$391
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$515
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$684
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$478
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$609
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$470
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$488
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$487
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$474
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$499
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$417
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$424
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$405
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$445
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$453
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$439
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$405
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$388
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$419
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$408
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$379
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$439
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$459
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$476
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$456
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$439
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$411
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1175
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765