Nanyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nanyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$642
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1718
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$255
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$720
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
83 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
9.71M
24.9M

The cost of living in Nanyang is 46% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7280th and 4461st ($642 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Nanyang compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 343rd vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 7103rd vs 558th 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
$2.79
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3895
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.71
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.55
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.7
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12778
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583

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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