Memphis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4344
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1037
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1681
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4085
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
633K
24.9M

The cost of living in Memphis is 49% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2436th and 4461st ($1769 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 173rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Shanghai

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Memphis Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.81
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1364
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1447
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27049
$28143

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740