Shanghai vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$600
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
17
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
24.9M
6.71M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 22% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4971st and 6200th ($1126 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ranked 4th vs 268th best cities to live in China, and 1655th vs 7176th 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
$5.01
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$18853

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002