Shanghai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3454
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$577
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1644
$1581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
24.9M
767K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 12% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4858th and 4331st ($1097 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in China and Croatia, respectively. Check China vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 675th and 843rd 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
$4.55
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2226
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.83%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14361
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8086
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1181
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30174
$10861

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747