Shanghai vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$636
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.86M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 42% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4880th and 2081st ($1147 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in China and Poland, respectively. Check China vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 1178th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Warsaw

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Shanghai Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$15882

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445