Cleveland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cleveland	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1865	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4488	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1035	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1837	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3355	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	373K	24.9M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 57% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2157th and 4461st ($1865 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1791st 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Cleveland ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 222nd and 558th 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	$14.6	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.83	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1039	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1196	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.35	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.7	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$919	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18748	$28143

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1891
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1905
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1975
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1848
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1934
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1958
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1930
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1900
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1936
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1795
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1904
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1974
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1718
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1814
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1800
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1537
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1746
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1696
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1661
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1519
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1768
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1605
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1318
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1842

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
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