Phoenix vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phoenix	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2369	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5226	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1477	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$2396	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4699	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	100
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.61M	24.9M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 108% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 973rd and 4780th ($2369 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 119th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Shanghai

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	Phoenix	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.8	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2431	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.2	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3520	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2938	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1116	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$31401

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1989
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2201
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2430
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2287
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2416
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2518
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2446
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2339
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2414
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2372
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2422
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2291
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2484
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2052
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1954
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2638
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1792
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1886
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$1986
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$786
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1928
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1842
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$758
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2643
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$955
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2657

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