Shanghai vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shanghai	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3454	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$577	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1644	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	34
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	24.9M	543K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 44% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4858th and 1962nd ($1097 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 675th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tucson

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	Shanghai	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2226	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1115	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14361	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8086	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1181	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30174	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262