Manchester vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
548K
24.9M

The cost of living in Manchester is 88% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1500th and 4780th ($2137 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 76th and 571st 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
$17.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$31401

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774