Jeonju vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Jeonju Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$854
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$295
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1745
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
49 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
342K
24.9M

The cost of living in Jeonju is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6251st and 4858th ($854 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th 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 2 months in Jeonju compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Jeonju ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4376th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Jeonju vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Jeonju vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Jeonju and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Jeonju Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8165
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6925
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.92
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.34
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13386
$30174

Cost of living in other countries

JeonjuShanghai

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeonju

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Iksan
$959
24 km or 15 mi Gimje
$937
39 km or 24 mi Jeongeup
$970
43 km or 27 mi Nonsan
$1019
43 km or 27 mi Gunsan
$1005
51 km or 31 mi Namwon
$987
51 km or 32 mi Gyeryong
$977
62 km or 39 mi Asan
$1038
63 km or 39 mi Daejeon
$992
70 km or 44 mi Gongju
$1038
74 km or 46 mi Boryeong
$1063
75 km or 47 mi Sejong
$1019
76 km or 47 mi Gwangju
$1101
93 km or 58 mi Gimcheon
$977
96 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$936
97 km or 60 mi Naju
$1012
102 km or 63 mi Suncheon
$1059
109 km or 68 mi Cheonan
$1151
110 km or 68 mi Jinju
$1054
110 km or 68 mi Gwangyang
$1002
112 km or 70 mi Sangju
$1000
117 km or 73 mi Gumi
$992
124 km or 77 mi Seosan
$1036
127 km or 79 mi Yeosu
$989
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$983
128 km or 79 mi Mungyeong
$979
128 km or 80 mi Dangjin
$1033
131 km or 81 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
131 km or 81 mi Daegu
$995
132 km or 82 mi Anseong
$1026
134 km or 83 mi Mokpo
$998
143 km or 89 mi Gyeongsan
$991
145 km or 90 mi Masan
$998
146 km or 91 mi Chungju
$900
147 km or 92 mi Osan
$1042
149 km or 93 mi Changwon
$1075
149 km or 93 mi Miryang
$1030
157 km or 98 mi Hwaseong
$1089
157 km or 98 mi Yongin
$1127
159 km or 99 mi Tongyeong
$924

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746