Goyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$471
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1063
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$95
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
1.06M
24.9M

The cost of living in Goyang is 4% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4583rd and 4461st ($1144 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Goyang compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Goyang ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1068th and 558th 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
$6.19
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9938
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6226
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$35.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.61
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19223
$28143

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$1124
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$1444
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$1152
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$1072
20 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Uijeongbu
$986
23 km or 15 mi Yangju
$983
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1020
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1101
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1056
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1097
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1106
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1120
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1121
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1081
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$1054
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$1127
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$1041
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1542
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$987
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1063
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1088
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1256
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1024
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$949
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$973
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$986
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$911
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$1002
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$940
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$880
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1560
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$1009
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$903
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1557
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$967

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740