Shanghai vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$600
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$899
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
55
😀 Quality of life
75
52
🏙️ Population
24.9M
9.08M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 119% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 4971st and 8627th ($1126 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 495th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Ranked 4th vs 94th best cities to live in China, and 1655th vs 6539th 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
$5.01
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$21609

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Cities near Shanghai

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 Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$581
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$592
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$542
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$576
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$581
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$572
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$571
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$617
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$530
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$548
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$558
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$602
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$519
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$594
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$553
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$566
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$601
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$615
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$661
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$556
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$548
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$550
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$564
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$572
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$549
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$623
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$598
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$569
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$583
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$632
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$654
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$505
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$483
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$547
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$541
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$647
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$677
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$765