Nagoya vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Nagoya Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1379
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$608
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2509
$1510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
2.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 0% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3150th and 3152nd ($1379 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nagoya compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Nagoya ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 40th and 484th 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
$6.31
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$663
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2124
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.01%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3573
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2077
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.93
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$679
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15191
$27276

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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
$1049
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1053
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1048
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1049
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1050
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1047
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1046
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1049
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$996
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1050
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$1050
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1046
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1053
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1046
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1059
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1046
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$1053
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1178
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1051
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1070
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1056
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1053
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$1053
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$1045
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1053
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1193
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$1046
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1044

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811