Shanghai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$3192
🏠 One person rent
$602
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$1594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
24.9M
581K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 15% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4780th and 4248th ($1136 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Lithuania, respectively. Check China vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 571st and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Vilnius

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Shanghai Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$8624

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$856
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$871
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1191
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$950
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$886
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$902
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$390
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$899
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1061
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$717
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$516
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$999
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$946
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1057
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$563
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1002
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$856
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$817
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$916
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1377
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1016
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$437
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1042
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$578
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$527
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$437
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$298
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$893
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1029
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$467
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$931
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1136
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$923
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1406