Shanghai vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$635
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
8
😀 Quality of life
78
59
🏙️ Population
24.9M
24.7K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 26% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4461st and 3034th ($1190 vs $1608) 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 1.2 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 558th and 5511th 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
$4.9
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$8062

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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

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524