Casablanca vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Casablanca Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$381
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$478
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
3.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 31% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6293rd and 4461st ($826 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Morocco and China, respectively. Check Morocco vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Casablanca compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Casablanca ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5189th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Casablanca Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.68
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1983
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.93
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4595
$28143

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$627
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$574
87 km or 54 mi Rabat
$717
90 km or 56 mi Sale
$533
91 km or 57 mi El Jadida
$503
104 km or 65 mi Khouribga
$437
120 km or 75 mi Kenitra
$520
183 km or 114 mi Beni Mellal
$445
194 km or 121 mi Meknes
$424
210 km or 130 mi Safi
$470
222 km or 138 mi Marrakesh
$609
247 km or 153 mi Fez
$529
294 km or 183 mi Tangier
$661
301 km or 187 mi Tetouan
$504
307 km or 191 mi Essaouira
$625
326 km or 202 mi Tarifa
$1119
331 km or 206 mi Ceuta
$1091
341 km or 212 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
344 km or 214 mi Algeciras
$932
347 km or 215 mi Los Barrios
$1178
348 km or 216 mi Cadiz
$1129
350 km or 218 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
352 km or 219 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
355 km or 221 mi Rota
$1159
371 km or 230 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
381 km or 237 mi Faro
$1318
382 km or 237 mi Olhao
$1328
387 km or 240 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
388 km or 241 mi Estepona
$1314
392 km or 244 mi Albufeira
$2218
393 km or 244 mi Tavira
$1385
393 km or 244 mi Taghazout
$516
396 km or 246 mi Loule
$1494
399 km or 248 mi Agadir
$533
400 km or 249 mi Lagoa
$1332
401 km or 249 mi Lagos
$1416
402 km or 250 mi Portimao
$1251
404 km or 251 mi Ait Melloul
$508
405 km or 252 mi Silves
$1392
408 km or 254 mi Marbella
$1774

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740