Denver vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
716K
24.9M

The cost of living in Denver is 138% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 444th and 4780th ($2699 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 Denver compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 160th and 571st 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
$18.2
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$31401

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774