Shanghai vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$635
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
78
44
🏙️ Population
24.9M
6.23M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 81% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4461st and 7132nd ($1190 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 162nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Ranked 4th vs 204th best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 6731st 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
$4.9
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$13167

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574