Cleveland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1971
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4638
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1997
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3363
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
99
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
373K
24.9M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 75% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2121st and 4971st ($1971 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th 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 111th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 357th and 1655th 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
$15.9
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1531
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1477
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1191
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.6
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1124
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18789
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1911
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1930
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1927
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1874
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1921
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1928
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1911
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1893
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1921
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1936
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1897
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1892
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1843
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1844
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1852
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1825
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1810
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1896
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1712
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1662
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1958
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1879
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1827
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1633
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1752
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1530
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1500
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1451
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1935
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2149

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765