Miami vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3068
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7133
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$2069
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$3842
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4346
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
442K
24.9M

The cost of living in Miami is 158% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 101st and 4461st ($3068 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Miami ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 114th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Miami Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2508
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1739
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4833
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3298
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6306
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3813
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.47
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1151
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28464
$28143

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Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2780
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2771
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2610
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2738
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2904
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2611
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3152
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2714
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2556
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2647
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2593
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2596
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2611
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2593
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2569
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2539
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$4065
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2533
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2559
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2568
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2488
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2545
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2558
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2493
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2565
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2217
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2783

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