Shanghai vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$636
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$1033
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
48
😀 Quality of life
76
64
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 1% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4880th and 4849th ($1147 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 1178th and 5361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Yekaterinburg

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Shanghai Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$7933

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754