Memphis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1874
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4389
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$1092
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3516
$1644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
633K
24.9M

The cost of living in Memphis is 71% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2179th and 4858th ($1874 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 279th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1292
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.63
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1469
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27369
$30174

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2134
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2062
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2070
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1865
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2077
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2268
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2117
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2009
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1781
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1874
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2048
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1717
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1946
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1831
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1882
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1645
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1830
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1930
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1617
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1856
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1999
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1350
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1989
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1958
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1828
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1774
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1806
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1943
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1649
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1728
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2031
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1839
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1772
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2075
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2607
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1438
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1322
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2738

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746