Mississauga vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mississauga Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2600
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5364
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1758
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2784
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3328
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
722K
24.9M

The cost of living in Mississauga is 118% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 528th and 4461st ($2600 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mississauga compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Mississauga ranked 5th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 65th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mississauga Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.49
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1751
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1547
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2747
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2501
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8553
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7862
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$657
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14670
$28143

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$682
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$678
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$687
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$699
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$688
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$690
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$677
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$675
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$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
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$679
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$694
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$625
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$707
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$625
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$651
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$703
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$524
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$631
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$645
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$720
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$725
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$696
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$617
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