Shanghai vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$602
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
21
😀 Quality of life
79
40
🏙️ Population
24.9M
6.71M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 20% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4780th and 5996th ($1136 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ranked 4th vs 240th best cities to live in China, and 571st vs 6953rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Yancheng

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Shanghai Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028