Shanghai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$600
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$1925
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
59
😀 Quality of life
75
84
🏙️ Population
24.9M
581K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 23% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4971st and 4193rd ($1126 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in China and Lithuania, respectively. Check China vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 1655th and 543rd 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
$5.01
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$10967

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569