Liverpool vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liverpool Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4969
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1076
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1822
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
85
99
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
513K
24.9M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 77% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2034th and 4971st ($1998 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 5th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Liverpool ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 81st and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Liverpool vs Shanghai

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Liverpool Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.86
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2016
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1338
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$302
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2673
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.03
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.6
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.9
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1831
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$27781

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1893
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1895
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1718
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1888
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1862
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1873
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1686
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1907
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1928
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2047
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1861
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1764
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1870
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1784
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1754
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$2033
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2080
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1846
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1818
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1674
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$2002
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1827
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1741
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1904
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1496
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1873
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1841

Cities near Shanghai

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