Genoa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1498
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3708
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$684
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1852
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
559K
24.9M

The cost of living in Genoa is 32% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3705th and 4780th ($1498 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Genoa ranked 53rd best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1237th and 571st 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
$15.5
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3598
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.73
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13426
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1543
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1380
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1396
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1553
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1425
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1200
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1449
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1280
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1429
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1494
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1357
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1724
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1248
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1131
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1333
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1616
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1510
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1305
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1262
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2146
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1306
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1420
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1502
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1613
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1460
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1559
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1557
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1314
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1441
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7469
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1454
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1164
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1428
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1478
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1444

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$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
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$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
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774