Fresno vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
542K
24.9M

The cost of living in Fresno is 75% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1603rd and 4461st ($2083 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 6th 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 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Fresno ranked 1706th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4568th and 558th 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
$15.8
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$28143

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9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740