Canberra vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	83	79
🏙️ Population	381K	24.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 111% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 929th and 4780th ($2393 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 393rd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Shanghai

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	Canberra	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$31401

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Shanghai

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