Shanghai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$600
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
39
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
24.9M
767K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 24% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4971st and 4105th ($1126 vs $1485) 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 1655th and 780th 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
$5.01
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$12339

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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

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961