Edmonton vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$955
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
1.01M
24.9M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 57% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2563rd and 4780th ($1785 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 6th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 172nd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Shanghai

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Edmonton Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$31401

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1723
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1727
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2149
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1914
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1701
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1793
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1487
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1854
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$2001
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1586
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1781
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2523
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2139
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2250
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1678
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2150
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2011
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2469
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1765
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2498
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1976
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1642
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2553
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1566
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1983
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2417
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2589
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2502
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2650
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2278
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2330
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1917

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774