Cleveland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
99
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
373K
24.9M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 69% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2199th and 4880th ($1941 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th 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 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Cleveland ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 320th and 1178th 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
$15.2
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$27610

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789