Shanghai vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shanghai	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1147	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3146	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$636	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1068	$2587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	24.9M	750K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 38% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4880th and 2623rd ($1147 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 86th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 1178th and 292nd 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	$4.42	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1495	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14068	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6729	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.95	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.79	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1268	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27610	$15143

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310