Goyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2662
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$477
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$825
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1044
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
1.06M
24.9M

The cost of living in Goyang is 3% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4971st and 4879th ($1097 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Goyang compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Goyang ranked 25th best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2318th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs Shanghai

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Goyang Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.2
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11726
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6514
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.2
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.12
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.96
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10917
$27624

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$1065
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$1090
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$918
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$948
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1088
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1134
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1078
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1004
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1138
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1112
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$1023
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1178
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1435
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1307
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$1049
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$1028
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1568
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$1066
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1196
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1098
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1120
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1076
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$1171
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$1079
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$1078
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$874
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$1059
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$1153
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1110
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$1068
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1565
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$920
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$924
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1560
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$1037

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$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
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$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
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$617
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$753