Bandung vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$224
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
39
79
🏙️ Population
2.88M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 50% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8087th and 4780th ($571 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7032nd and 571st 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
$1.76
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$31401

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$530
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$596
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$553
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$541
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$419
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$551
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$757
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$517
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$577
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$605
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$512
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$508
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$524
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$522
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$506
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$550
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$453
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$438
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$447
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$434
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$507
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$487
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$470
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$441
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$420
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$512
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$427
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$388
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$558
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$485
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$495
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$518
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$530
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$499
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$458
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1121
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774