Las Vegas vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Las Vegas Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2294
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5220
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1391
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2312
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3809
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
86
76
🏙️ Population
642K
24.9M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 100% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1309th and 4880th ($2294 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1103rd and 5th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Las Vegas ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 398th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Shanghai

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Las Vegas Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.4
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$6.79
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.07
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1954
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4959
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2809
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1285
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12075
$27610

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi North Las Vegas
$2291
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Paradise
$2320
16 km or 10 mi Enterprise
$2352
18 km or 11 mi Summerlin South
$2266
21 km or 13 mi Henderson
$2562
78 km or 48 mi Pahrump
$1586
127 km or 79 mi Bullhead
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingman
$1865
174 km or 108 mi St. George
$2144
181 km or 112 mi Washington
$2173
202 km or 125 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
221 km or 137 mi Barstow
$2750
236 km or 146 mi Ridgecrest
$1964
241 km or 150 mi Twentynine Palms
$2606
249 km or 155 mi Cedar
$1916
254 km or 158 mi Yucca Valley
$2016
263 km or 163 mi Apple Valley
$2554
266 km or 165 mi Victorville
$2615
273 km or 169 mi Adelanto
$2143
275 km or 171 mi Desert Hot Springs
$2519
277 km or 172 mi Hesperia
$2621
289 km or 179 mi Cathedral
$2526
289 km or 180 mi Blythe
$2818
290 km or 180 mi Palm Springs
$2538
290 km or 180 mi Indio
$2599
292 km or 181 mi Coachella
$2806
294 km or 183 mi Palm Desert
$2616
294 km or 183 mi Yucaipa
$2533
295 km or 183 mi Highland
$2728
296 km or 184 mi Banning
$2511
297 km or 184 mi La Quinta
$2660
299 km or 186 mi San Bernardino
$2246
299 km or 186 mi Redlands
$2835
300 km or 186 mi Beaumont
$2569
303 km or 188 mi Prescott
$2321
304 km or 189 mi Loma Linda
$2743
305 km or 190 mi Colton
$3110
306 km or 190 mi Rialto
$2683
310 km or 192 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
312 km or 194 mi Moreno Valley
$2748

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$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
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$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