Shanghai vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$5607
🏠 One person rent
$635
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$892
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$7735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
24.9M
5.67K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 50% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 4461st and 860th ($1190 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check China vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 3.2 months in Vaduz. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 558th and 2938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Vaduz

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Shanghai Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$30.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$5.74
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$4.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$1129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$958
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$2097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$1736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$10516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$4840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$32.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$27.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$12.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$85.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$20.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$42.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$150
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$167
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$13692

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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 Vaduz

Distance City Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi Schaan
$2243
12 km or 7.7 mi Feldkirch
$1637
32 km or 20 mi Chur
$2193
33 km or 21 mi St. Gallen
$2322
34 km or 21 mi Lustenau
$1612
35 km or 22 mi Dornbirn
$1605
44 km or 27 mi Bregenz
$1705
47 km or 29 mi Lindau
$1585
51 km or 32 mi Wil
$2431
53 km or 33 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
57 km or 36 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
59 km or 36 mi Wetzikon
$2949
62 km or 38 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
64 km or 40 mi Konstanz
$2182
65 km or 40 mi Uster
$3059
65 km or 40 mi Wadenswil
$3001
65 km or 40 mi Wangen im Allgau
$1772
66 km or 41 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
71 km or 44 mi Sonthofen
$1599
71 km or 44 mi Horgen
$3051
72 km or 45 mi Ravensburg
$1892
72 km or 45 mi Winterthur
$3178
74 km or 46 mi Dubendorf
$3200
75 km or 46 mi Weingarten
$1807
75 km or 47 mi Uberlingen
$1910
76 km or 47 mi Baar
$3083
76 km or 47 mi Zug
$3444
78 km or 49 mi Radolfzell
$1806
79 km or 49 mi Zurich
$3380
83 km or 52 mi Altstetten
$3073
85 km or 53 mi Leutkirch im Allgau
$1771
85 km or 53 mi Bulach
$2930
86 km or 54 mi Singen
$1660
89 km or 55 mi Bad Waldsee
$1862
89 km or 55 mi Kempten
$1585
89 km or 56 mi Dietikon
$2861
91 km or 57 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
93 km or 58 mi Lucerne
$2925
93 km or 58 mi Emmen
$2882
95 km or 59 mi Kriens
$2838