Shanghai vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$1527
🏠 One person rent
$636
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
55
😀 Quality of life
76
52
🏙️ Population
24.9M
9.08M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 116% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 4880th and 8496th ($1147 vs $531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 466th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Ranked 5th vs 101st best cities to live in China, and 1178th vs 6556th 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
$4.42
$2.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$2128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$1668
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$4.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$7.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$52.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$22004

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$595
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$605
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$557
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$590
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$588
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$585
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$587
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$633
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$523
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$575
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$612
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$523
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$602
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$571
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$578
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$613
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$624
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$672
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$567
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$560
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$562
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$578
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$583
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$550
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$635
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$610
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$555
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$589
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$644
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$670
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$508
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$457
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$546
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$549
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$650
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$693
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$789