Cost of living comparison
Shanghai is 0.5% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Shanghai instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Shanghai
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$5.26
CN¥38.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$0.53
CN¥3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Shanghai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.99
CN¥14.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$8.48
CN¥61.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$9.48
CN¥68.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$1.77
CN¥12.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$1.63
CN¥11.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.03
CN¥7.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.75
CN¥5.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.90
CN¥6.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.70
CN¥5.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.44
CN¥3.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.48
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Shanghai
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$4.44
CN¥32.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Shanghai
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$18.18
CN¥131.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$1,000.49
CN¥7,230.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$515.72
CN¥3,726.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$44.01
CN¥318.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Shanghai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$1,191.26
CN¥8,608.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$27,670.83
CN¥199,968.79
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Shanghai
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$3.67
CN¥26.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$78.48
CN¥567.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Shanghai
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$58.72
CN¥424.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$36.09
CN¥260.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$76.88
CN¥555.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$104.88
CN¥757.91
|
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