Denver vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2771
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6354
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1753
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$3084
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5105
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
716K
24.9M

The cost of living in Denver is 133% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 294th and 4461st ($2771 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 256th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Denver ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 134th and 558th 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
$17.6
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1825
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1500
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3360
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4848
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1322
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16286
$28143

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2438
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2494
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2463
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2501
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2387
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2501
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2395
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2443
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2374
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2478
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2355
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2659
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2502
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1912
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2183
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2287
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1801
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2411
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1852
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1916
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1647
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2312
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$2013
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1707
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1780
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2112
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$1833
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1778

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