Nanyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nanyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1789
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$258
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$759
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
83 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
38
79
🏙️ Population
9.71M
24.9M

The cost of living in Nanyang is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7242nd and 4780th ($655 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nanyang compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ranked 314th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 7154th vs 571st 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
$2.85
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3339
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1967
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$367
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14023
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774