Shanghai vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$636
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
99
25
😀 Quality of life
76
47
🏙️ Population
24.9M
6.23M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 92% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4880th and 8011th ($1147 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 270th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1.5 months in Xinyang. Ranked 5th vs 218th best cities to live in China, and 1178th vs 7026th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Xinyang

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Shanghai Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$8362

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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 Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554