Shanghai vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shanghai	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1136	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3654	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$602	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1905	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	24.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 27% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4780th and 3466th ($1136 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 571st and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Victoria

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	Shanghai	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1181	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.3	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.28%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16156	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8893	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1263	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31401	$8081

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482