Shanghai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$605
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$1950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
24.9M
767K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 21% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4879th and 4147th ($1128 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in China and Croatia, respectively. Check China vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 1383rd and 742nd 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
$4.7
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$12234

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Cities near Shanghai

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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890