Shanghai vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$635
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
24.9M
6.98M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 53% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4461st and 6458th ($1190 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 40th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ranked 4th vs 161st best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 6615th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Zhanjiang

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Shanghai Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$19859

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Cities near Shanghai

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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573