Shanghai vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$605
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 17% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4879th and 5881st ($1128 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 1383rd and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shanghai Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617