Nagoya vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1189
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2951
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$502
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2209
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
2.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 5% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4726th and 4879th ($1189 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Nagoya ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 79th and 1383rd 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
$5.97
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2386
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10854
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$998
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$985
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$992
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$981
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$983
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$985
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$975
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$992
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$985
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$982
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$964
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$987
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$962
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$972
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$972
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$966
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$955
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$964
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$956
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$978
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$971
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$978
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$977
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$999
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$970
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$944
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$960
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$937
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$972
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$952
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753