Shanghai vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$635
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.97M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 36% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4461st and 2189th ($1190 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Austria, respectively. Check China vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 558th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Vienna

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Shanghai Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$5
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$14916

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898