Philadelphia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
1.6M
24.9M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 131% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 742nd and 4971st ($2597 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 87th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Shanghai

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Philadelphia Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$27781

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

Cities near Shanghai

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