Shanghai vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shanghai	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3454	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$577	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1644	$2512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	24.9M	750K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 38% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4858th and 2455th ($1097 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 78th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 675th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Winnipeg

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	Shanghai	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2226	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1115	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14361	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8086	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87.9	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1181	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30174	$11629

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699