Shanghai vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$1450
🏠 One person rent
$605
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$873
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
77
52
🏙️ Population
24.9M
9.08M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 126% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 4879th and 8696th ($1128 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 502nd 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 87th best cities to live in China, and 1383rd vs 6465th 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
$4.7
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$13.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$8.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$2024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$1591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$5.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$21129

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Cities near Shanghai

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 Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$570
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$582
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$530
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$567
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$570
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$558
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$564
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$602
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$546
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$563
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$564
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$598
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$509
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$583
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$537
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$563
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$595
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$601
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$654
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$563
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$538
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$547
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$561
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$567
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$558
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$610
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$582
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$572
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$585
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$617
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$643
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$516
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$478
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$573
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$542
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$631
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$663
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$753