Oakland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	441K	24.9M

The cost of living in Oakland is 177% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 91st and 4780th ($3146 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 38th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Shanghai

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	Oakland	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$31401

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

Cities near Shanghai

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