Dortmund vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$648
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
587K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 18% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3822nd and 4461st ($1401 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 6th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 764th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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