Manchester vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
548K
24.9M

The cost of living in Manchester is 110% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1156th and 4971st ($2365 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 78th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Shanghai

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Manchester Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$27781

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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