Shanghai vs Valencia, Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shanghai	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3454	$1993
🏠 One person rent	$577	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$309
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1644	$192
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	78	37
🏙️ Population	24.9M	1.48M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 43% more expensive than in Valencia, Venezuela. Cities ranked 4858th and 6573rd ($1097 vs $769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 37th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 0.2 months in Valencia, Venezuela. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Valencia, Venezuela ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 675th and 7332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Valencia, Venezuela

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	Shanghai	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$128
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2226	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1115	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$10.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	21.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14361	$502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8086	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87.9	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1181	$66.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30174	$4209

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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 Valencia, Venezuela

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Los Guayos	$728
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tocuyito	$724
15 km or 9.2 mi	Guacara	$795
33 km or 21 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
43 km or 27 mi	El Limon	$745
43 km or 27 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
45 km or 28 mi	Maracay	$817
48 km or 30 mi	Palo Negro	$775
49 km or 31 mi	Santa Rita	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Turmero	$857
60 km or 37 mi	Cagua	$818
73 km or 46 mi	La Victoria	$858
78 km or 49 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
84 km or 52 mi	San Felipe	$739
86 km or 53 mi	San Carlos	$776
107 km or 66 mi	Los Teques	$960
116 km or 72 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
122 km or 76 mi	Maiquetia	$919
122 km or 76 mi	Cua	$910
122 km or 76 mi	Caracas	$1075
124 km or 77 mi	Yaritagua	$685
125 km or 78 mi	Charallave	$904
126 km or 78 mi	La Guaira	$938
134 km or 83 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
139 km or 86 mi	Cabudare	$666
147 km or 91 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
148 km or 92 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
148 km or 92 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
148 km or 92 mi	Acarigua	$723
149 km or 93 mi	Araure	$723
152 km or 94 mi	Calabozo	$845
163 km or 101 mi	Guatire	$917
164 km or 102 mi	Guarenas	$918
175 km or 109 mi	Quibor	$682
180 km or 112 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
201 km or 125 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
223 km or 138 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
227 km or 141 mi	Carora	$681
229 km or 142 mi	Guanare	$712
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555