Nanyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nanyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$578
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1586
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$213
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
83 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
17
99
😀 Quality of life
44
75
🏙️ Population
9.71M
24.9M

The cost of living in Nanyang is 49% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8149th and 4971st ($578 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nanyang compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 322nd vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 7322nd vs 1655th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nanyang vs Shanghai

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Nanyang Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.37
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.72
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2935
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14394
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765