Dusseldorf vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1944
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4713
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1869
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4092
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
631K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 73% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2220th and 4971st ($1944 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 28th and 1655th 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
$15.8
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8456
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5329
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.2
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$907
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21698
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1618
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1724
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1603
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1644
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1701
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1600
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1579
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1467
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1663
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1592
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1669
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2007
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1626
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1642
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1601
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1609
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1561
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1686
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1481
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1580
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1573
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1990

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765