Dortmund vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$762
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
595K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 45% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3401st and 4879th ($1632 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 5th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 84th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Shanghai

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Dortmund Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753