Liverpool vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liverpool Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1942
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4871
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1737
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3361
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
85
99
😀 Quality of life
93
76
🏙️ Population
513K
24.9M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 69% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2196th and 4880th ($1942 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th 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 1.7 months in Liverpool compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Liverpool ranked 6th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 66th and 1178th 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
$23.9
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1293
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3800
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2653
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.88
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.5
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1857
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15989
$27610

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1853
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1854
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1677
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1860
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1847
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1682
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1885
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1890
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2035
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1836
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1736
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1832
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1757
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1987
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1945
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1733
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1669
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1993
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2025
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2043
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1781
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1694
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1838
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1689
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1880
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1501
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1791
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1834
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1827

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