Shanghai vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$4181
🏠 One person rent
$635
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1685
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$3765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
24.9M
413K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 30% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4461st and 2690th ($1190 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2017th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 2.2 months in Tulsa. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tulsa ranked 674th in the United States, while ranked 558th and 2206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tulsa

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Shanghai Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$902
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$1712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$90.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$25117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Broken Arrow
$1771
20 km or 12 mi Bixby
$1777
20 km or 13 mi Owasso
$1777
21 km or 13 mi Sapulpa
$1773
36 km or 22 mi Claremore
$1765
67 km or 41 mi Muskogee
$1647
69 km or 43 mi Bartlesville
$1762
102 km or 63 mi Stillwater
$1741
120 km or 75 mi Ponca
$1728
126 km or 78 mi Siloam Springs
$1944
126 km or 78 mi Shawnee
$1916
146 km or 91 mi Edmond
$1604
150 km or 93 mi Midwest
$1943
154 km or 96 mi Bella Vista
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Del
$1956
157 km or 97 mi Bentonville
$2148
160 km or 99 mi Fayetteville
$1715
161 km or 100 mi Springdale
$1876
161 km or 100 mi Oklahoma City
$1969
163 km or 101 mi Van Buren
$1546
163 km or 101 mi Rogers
$2067
165 km or 103 mi Joplin
$1836
166 km or 103 mi Fort Smith
$1482
167 km or 104 mi Moore
$2049
168 km or 104 mi Norman
$2144
177 km or 110 mi Enid
$1827
178 km or 110 mi Yukon
$1880
180 km or 112 mi Pittsburg
$1887
181 km or 112 mi Mustang
$1944
197 km or 122 mi Derby
$1820
213 km or 132 mi Wichita
$1774
242 km or 151 mi Ardmore
$1912
247 km or 153 mi Branson
$1626
247 km or 153 mi Newton
$1703
254 km or 158 mi Emporia
$1784
256 km or 159 mi Duncan
$1890
257 km or 159 mi Nixa
$1703
264 km or 164 mi Springfield
$1555
270 km or 168 mi Russellville
$1534
271 km or 168 mi Denison
$2194