Hachioji vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hachioji Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1343
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3154
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$688
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2272
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
76
75
🏙️ Population
576K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hachioji is 19% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4483rd and 4971st ($1343 vs $1126) 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 1.7 months in Hachioji compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Hachioji ranked 87th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1415th and 1655th 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
$5.78
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1138
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.94%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5610
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13961
$27781

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$1148
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$1139
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$1130
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$1124
11 km or 7.1 mi Kunitachi
$1102
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$1106
12 km or 7.5 mi Sagamihara
$992
12 km or 7.6 mi Mizuho
$1107
13 km or 7.8 mi Tama
$1073
13 km or 8.2 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
14 km or 8.7 mi Kokubunji
$1107
14 km or 8.7 mi Ome
$1112
15 km or 9 mi Fuchu
$1137
15 km or 9.5 mi Aikawa
$985
16 km or 10 mi Kodaira
$1115
17 km or 10 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
17 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Machida
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Uenohara
$1075
20 km or 12 mi Iruma
$1066
20 km or 13 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
20 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
21 km or 13 mi Hanno
$1073
21 km or 13 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$980
22 km or 14 mi Higashikurume
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Sayama
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Kiyose
$1063
23 km or 14 mi Musashino
$1155
24 km or 15 mi Yamato
$1034
24 km or 15 mi Komae
$1154
25 km or 16 mi Ebina
$909
26 km or 16 mi Miyoshi
$1038
26 km or 16 mi Atsugi
$982
26 km or 16 mi Niiza
$1072
27 km or 17 mi Hidaka
$1054

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
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$620
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$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
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$667
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$683
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$643
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$650
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$584
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$671
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$636
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$680
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$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
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$647
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$652
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$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
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$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
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$525
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$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765