Shanghai vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shanghai	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1136	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3654	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$602	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1905	$2464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	24.9M	750K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 35% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4780th and 2708th ($1136 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 107th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 571st and 250th 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	$3.99	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1181	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.3	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.28%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16156	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8893	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.7	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1263	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31401	$12307

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750