Shanghai vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$635
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.86M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 19% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4461st and 3564th ($1190 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Poland, respectively. Check China vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 558th and 342nd 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
$4.9
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$11854

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385