Hachioji vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hachioji Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1318
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$680
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1125
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2749
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
576K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hachioji is 15% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4496th and 4880th ($1318 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hachioji compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Hachioji ranked 51st best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 928th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hachioji vs Shanghai

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Hachioji Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.43
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5299
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2912
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.1
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13768
$27610

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$1122
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$1102
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Akiruno
$1108
8.1 km or 5 mi Fussa
$1098
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$1094
11 km or 7 mi Hamura
$1082
11 km or 7.1 mi Kunitachi
$1070
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashimurayama
$1077
12 km or 7.5 mi Sagamihara
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Mizuho
$1081
13 km or 7.8 mi Tama
$1047
13 km or 8.2 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
14 km or 8.7 mi Kokubunji
$1075
14 km or 8.7 mi Ome
$1073
15 km or 9 mi Fuchu
$1105
15 km or 9.5 mi Aikawa
$959
16 km or 10 mi Kodaira
$1101
17 km or 10 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
17 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Machida
$1047
19 km or 12 mi Uenohara
$1045
20 km or 12 mi Iruma
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
20 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
21 km or 13 mi Hanno
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$967
22 km or 14 mi Higashikurume
$1086
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Sayama
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kiyose
$1064
23 km or 14 mi Musashino
$1131
24 km or 15 mi Yamato
$1005
24 km or 15 mi Komae
$1133
25 km or 16 mi Ebina
$859
26 km or 16 mi Miyoshi
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Atsugi
$951
26 km or 16 mi Niiza
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Hidaka
$1040

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$1030
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$708
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$726
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$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
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$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
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$645
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$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
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$636
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$659
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$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789