Memphis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1842
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4402
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1073
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1650
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3551
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
633K
24.9M

The cost of living in Memphis is 62% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2338th and 4780th ($1842 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 247th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1357
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1428
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27502
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670

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