Dusseldorf vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4660
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1048
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3858
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
631K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 67% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2319th and 4880th ($1913 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 26th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Shanghai

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Dusseldorf Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.43
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$795
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1892
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$242
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9744
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5208
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.19
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.52
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1041
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20776
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1611
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1662
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1594
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1633
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1696
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1507
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1698
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1657
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1726
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1972
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1613
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1636
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1547
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1584
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1617
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1519
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1667
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1468
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1563
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1552
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1941

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789