Genoa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1450
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3648
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$683
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1262
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1898
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
559K
24.9M

The cost of living in Genoa is 22% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3618th and 4461st ($1450 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 6th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 956th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Shanghai

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Genoa Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.94%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.17
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.17
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10859
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1575
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1406
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1364
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1475
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1248
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1234
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1294
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1245
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1308
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1353
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1389
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1471
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1066
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1103
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1238
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1565
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1341
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1346
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1271
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2074
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1372
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1396
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1369
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1567
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1400
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1444
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1472
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1290
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1405
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7262
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1383
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1416
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1575
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1302

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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