Linyi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Linyi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$530
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1404
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$178
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$301
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
99
😀 Quality of life
47
75
🏙️ Population
11M
24.9M

The cost of living in Linyi is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8538th and 4971st ($530 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 456th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Linyi compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 194th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6954th vs 1655th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Linyi vs Shanghai

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Linyi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.3
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$95.2
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3202
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.96
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$169
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7190
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$542
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$571
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$576
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$553
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$549
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$566
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$572
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$617
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$563
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$514
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$564
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$541
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$523
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$548
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$548
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$558
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$563
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$581
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$661
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$550
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$554
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$515
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$449
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$457
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$592
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$566
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$581
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$547
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$649
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$510
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$545
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$922
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$519
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$594
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$602
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$540
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$748
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$505
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$803

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$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
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765