Nagoya vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3605
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$533
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1385
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2483
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
2.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 10% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4466th and 4780th ($1248 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nagoya compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 65th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Shanghai

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Nagoya Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1099
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2567
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.29
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$611
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12650
$31401

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027

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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