Cleveland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1908
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4494
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3261
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
373K
24.9M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 69% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2297th and 4879th ($1908 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Cleveland ranked 90th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 284th and 1383rd 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
$15.6
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1289
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.73
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18787
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753