Shanghai vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$635
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
78
47
🏙️ Population
24.9M
9.08M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 124% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 4461st and 8268th ($1190 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 498th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1 months in Xuzhou. Ranked 4th vs 127th best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 6496th 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
$4.9
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$39.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$8.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$1965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$4.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$9.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$2.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$22995

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$604
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$626
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$613
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$610
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$621
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$616
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$605
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$641
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$566
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$640
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$668
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$743
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$532
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$624
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$608
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$585
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$660
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$655
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$699
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$617
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$550
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$571
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$572
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$594
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$575
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$645
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$584
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$746
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$801
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$652
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$707
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$521
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$541
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$600
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$581
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$702
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$696
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$740