Izmir vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$825
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1980
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$420
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
4.32M
24.9M

The cost of living in Izmir is 31% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6300th and 4461st ($825 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3526th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Shanghai

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Izmir Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.38
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.76%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1520
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.28
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.03
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.6
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8689
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Manisa
$647
50 km or 31 mi Turgutlu
$629
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$647
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$576
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1186
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$606
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$541
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$937
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$618
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$544
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$665
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$844
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$774
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$510
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$1974
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$576
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$785
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$570
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$576
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1061
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$772
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$829
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1738
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$640
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$642
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$519
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$414
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1467
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1475
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1287
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1235
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1172
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$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
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740