Shanghai vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$600
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
48
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 7% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4971st and 5278th ($1126 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 1655th and 5513th 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
$5.01
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$7937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688