Nagoya vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3636
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$544
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1573
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2123
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
2.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 0.4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4446th and 4461st ($1196 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Nagoya ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 73rd and 558th 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
$6.02
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1878
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13366
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740