Miami vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Miami	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3103	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7450	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$4080	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4410	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	100
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	442K	24.9M

The cost of living in Miami is 173% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 103rd and 4780th ($3103 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Miami ranked 18th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 109th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Shanghai

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	Miami	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.8	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.5	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2446	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1765	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4939	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3570	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6519	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$152	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25328	$31401

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860

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