Faisalabad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$319
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$115
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$123
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1905
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
3.2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 72% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9185th and 4780th ($319 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 6th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6906th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Faisalabad Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.12
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.71
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.64
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.66
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$25.1
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$31401

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$456
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$380
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$376
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$308
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$280
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$341
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$360
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$330
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$358
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$500
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$335
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$328
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$371
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$344
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$378
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$376
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$439
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$407
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$294
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$323
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$430
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$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$277
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$252
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$397
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$441
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$268
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$354
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$1028
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$706
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$738
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$1020
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$585
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$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
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$702
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$729
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$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
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$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$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
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774