Shanghai vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$605
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
77
46
🏙️ Population
24.9M
6.23M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 93% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4879th and 7962nd ($1128 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 232nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.2 months in Xinyang. Ranked 4th vs 230th best cities to live in China, and 1383rd vs 6973rd 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
$4.7
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$7825

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546