Shanghai vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shanghai	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3454	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$577	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1644	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	24.9M	385K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 57% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4858th and 718th ($1097 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 664th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 675th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tampa

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	Shanghai	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2226	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1115	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14361	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8086	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1181	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30174	$14045

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265