Shanghai vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$600
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
99
25
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
24.9M
6.23M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 89% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4971st and 7971st ($1126 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 230th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Ranked 4th vs 230th best cities to live in China, and 1655th vs 7058th 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
$5.01
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$8982

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562