Goyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3157
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$468
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
1.06M
24.9M

The cost of living in Goyang is 7% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4560th and 4858th ($1171 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 months in Goyang compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Goyang ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1533rd and 675th 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
$8.46
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.93%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10973
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6475
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.77
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.78
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20735
$30174

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$1161
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$1400
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$1283
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$1063
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$1070
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$1040
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$1565
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$1022
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$1165
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$1089
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$1127
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$1042
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$1020
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$984
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$1026
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$1026
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$865
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$1033
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$1151
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$1074
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$1036
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$1550
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$984
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$665
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$700
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$701
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$868
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$573
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$631
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$645
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$602
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$640
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$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
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$590
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$708
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$643
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$716
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$695
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$702
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$644
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$805
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$636
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$643
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$654
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$603
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$650
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$607
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$644
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$665
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$522
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$620
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$621
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$642
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$677
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$665
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$592
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$661
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$672
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