Shanghai vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$635
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
24.9M
686K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 21% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4461st and 5464th ($1190 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 474th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 558th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Shizuoka

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Shanghai Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$8605

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Cities near Shanghai

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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052