Nagoya vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$481
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
2.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 0.6% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4892nd and 4880th ($1141 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Nagoya ranked 41st best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 865th and 1178th 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
$5.85
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789