Genoa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1649
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3880
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$794
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2089
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
80
75
🏙️ Population
559K
24.9M

The cost of living in Genoa is 46% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3453rd and 4971st ($1649 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Genoa ranked 34th best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 756th and 1655th 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
$16.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$907
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3815
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1265
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.8
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12007
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1660
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1471
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1354
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1602
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1618
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1342
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1458
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1375
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1490
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1606
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1445
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1769
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1338
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1294
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1371
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1778
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1556
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1432
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1290
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2370
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1425
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1652
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1885
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1516
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1817
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1675
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1622
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1595
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7861
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1275
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1637
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1631
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1582

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765