Shanghai vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$602
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$855
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
79
47
🏙️ Population
24.9M
9.08M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 115% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 4780th and 8462nd ($1136 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 506th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 1.6 months in Xuzhou. Ranked 4th vs 90th best cities to live in China, and 571st vs 6431st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Xuzhou

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Shanghai Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$9.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$27314

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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 Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$613
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$639
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$623
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$612
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$633
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$630
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$608
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$656
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$585
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$670
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$688
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$775
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$524
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$623
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$588
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$608
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$673
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$649
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$705
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$619
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$580
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$593
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$602
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$598
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$610
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$645
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$599
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$819
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$826
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$648
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$727
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$538
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$623
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$618
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$605
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$706
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$699
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$774