Shanghai vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$635
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
24.9M
10.6M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 145% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4461st and 8597th ($1190 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 537th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 4th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 4919th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Shijiazhuang

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Shanghai Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$4869

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733