Shanghai vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$636
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$942
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
17
😀 Quality of life
76
50
🏙️ Population
24.9M
6.71M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 22% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4880th and 6021st ($1147 vs $938) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1 months in Yancheng. Ranked 5th vs 136th best cities to live in China, and 1178th vs 6705th 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
$4.42
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$16158

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$693
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$691
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$644
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$672
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$664
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$693
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$659
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$623
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$635
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$627
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$651
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$620
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$645
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$571
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$623
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$658
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$581
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$636
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$633
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$644
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$643
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$789
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$587
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$678
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$602
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$590
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$725
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$663
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$657
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$550
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$708
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$798
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$726
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$674
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$523
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1030