Shanghai vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$602
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 62% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4780th and 6924th ($1136 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 571st and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shanghai Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$4718

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628