Summary about cost of living in Shanghai, China:
- Family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,494.41S$ (16,650.98¥) without rent.
- A single person estimated monthly costs are 947.40S$ (4,514.38¥) without rent.
- Shanghai is 37.16% less expensive than Singapore
- Rent in Shanghai is, on average, 30.43% lower than in Singapore.
Rent (Monthly)
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 8,871.36 ¥ | 5,000.00-15,000.00 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 4,348.48 ¥ | 3,000.00-7,000.00 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 19,537.03 ¥ | 12,000.00-30,000.00 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 9,754.85 ¥ | 6,000.00-15,000.00
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Utilities (Monthly)
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment | 412.20 ¥ | 300.00-637.50 |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.23 ¥ | 0.10-0.40 |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 100.00 ¥ | 50.00-200.00
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Restaurants
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 30.00 ¥ | 20.00-58.00 |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 210.00 ¥ | 180.00-400.00 |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 40.00 ¥ | 30.00-45.00 |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) | 10.00 ¥ | 5.00-28.00 |
| Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) | 20.00 ¥ | 15.00-40.00 |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 26.76 ¥ | 15.00-38.00 |
| Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) | 3.74 ¥ | 3.00-8.00 |
| Water (0.33 liter bottle) | 2.42 ¥ | 2.00-5.00 |
Markets
| Milk (regular), (1 liter) | 17.42 ¥ | 11.00-25.00 |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) | 16.25 ¥ | 10.00-33.07 |
| Rice (white), (1kg) | 8.72 ¥ | 4.00-15.00 |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 15.85 ¥ | 8.40-27.60 |
| Local Cheese (1kg) | 111.71 ¥ | 45.00-300.00 |
| Chicken Fillets (1kg) | 35.46 ¥ | 20.00-65.00 |
| Beef Round (1kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 94.64 ¥ | 70.00-150.00 |
| Apples (1kg) | 16.91 ¥ | 6.00-38.00 |
| Banana (1kg) | 11.83 ¥ | 8.00-20.00 |
| Oranges (1kg) | 17.75 ¥ | 8.00-29.00 |
| Tomato (1kg) | 10.00 ¥ | 5.00-19.00 |
| Potato (1kg) | 6.61 ¥ | 4.00-10.00 |
| Onion (1kg) | 7.30 ¥ | 4.00-10.00 |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 6.83 ¥ | 2.00-10.00 |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 4.41 ¥ | 3.00-10.00 |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 100.00 ¥ | 50.00-200.00 |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 5.94 ¥ | 3.00-10.00 |
| Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) | 17.53 ¥ | 10.00-30.00 |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 21.00 ¥ | 20.00-35.00 |
Transportation
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 4.00 ¥ | 3.00-5.00 |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 200.00 ¥ | 150.00-300.00 |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 14.00 ¥ | 14.00-16.00 |
| Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) | 3.00 ¥ | 2.50-4.00 |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 36.75 ¥ | 30.00-60.00 |
| Gasoline (1 liter) | 6.87 ¥ | 5.82-8.00 |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 140,000.00 ¥ | 120,000.00-160,000.00 |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 155,235.29 ¥ | 130,000.00-
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