Shanghai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$635
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
24.9M
767K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 4% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4461st and 4330th ($1190 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Croatia, respectively. Check China vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 558th and 983rd 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
$4.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755