Linyi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Linyi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$175
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$297
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$808
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
99
😀 Quality of life
47
76
🏙️ Population
11M
24.9M

The cost of living in Linyi is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8545th and 4880th ($523 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Linyi compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ranked 207th vs 5th best cities to live in China, and 6979th vs 1178th 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
$2.84
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.1
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.02
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.12%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3127
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1041
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8258
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$557
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$587
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$590
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$571
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$550
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$578
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$585
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$633
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$573
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$531
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$578
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$549
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$536
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$565
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$560
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$575
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$582
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$595
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$672
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$562
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$576
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$523
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$453
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$460
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$605
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$596
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$582
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$588
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$546
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$649
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$522
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$553
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$938
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$523
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$602
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$612
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$549
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$759
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$508
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$811

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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