Shanghai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$636
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
39
😀 Quality of life
76
78
🏙️ Population
24.9M
767K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 23% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4880th and 4035th ($1147 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in China and Croatia, respectively. Check China vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 1178th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Zagreb

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Shanghai Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$12142

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Cities near Shanghai

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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978