Denver vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
716K
24.9M

The cost of living in Denver is 148% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 432nd and 4971st ($2791 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 239th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Shanghai

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Denver Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$27781

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

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