Fresno vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2494
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5541
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2667
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$633
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3725
$1068
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
99
😀 Quality of life
83
76
🏙️ Population
542K
24.9M

The cost of living in Fresno is 117% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 898th and 4880th ($2494 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 5th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Fresno ranked 170th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 521st and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Shanghai

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Fresno Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1552
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2419
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2653
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1186
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12948
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2451
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2526
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2532
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2576
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2511
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2449
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2473
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2562
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2098
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2275
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2414
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2141
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2404
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2825
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2568
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2623
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2477
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2413
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2631
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2860
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2861
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2984
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2785
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2305
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2590
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2456
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2309
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3073
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1931
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3048
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2259
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2668
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2677
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3698
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2545
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2088
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1936
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2878
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2374

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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