Cleveland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1963
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4528
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1853
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3510
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
373K
24.9M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 73% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1971st and 4780th ($1963 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Cleveland ranked 72nd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 269th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Shanghai

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Cleveland Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.33
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$877
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.7
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1033
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18767
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1945
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1929
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2008
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1903
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1970
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1952
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1988
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1923
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1887
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1923
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1919
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1829
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1843
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1901
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1821
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1815
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1880
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1705
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1732
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1801
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1734
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1563
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1568
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1441
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1205
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1829
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1813

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