Mississauga vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mississauga Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1552
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2456
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
718K
24.9M

The cost of living in Mississauga is 109% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1177th and 4971st ($2357 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Mississauga ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 68th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Shanghai

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Mississauga Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1580
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1375
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2638
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2184
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8118
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11115
$27781

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$620
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$667
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$683
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$643
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$650
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$584
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$671
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$636
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$680
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$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
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$647
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$652
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$611
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$652
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$604
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$675
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$678
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$525
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$618
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$626
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$644
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$667
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$677
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