Saturday, July 26, 2014

Things You Need to Know Before You Move/Relocate to Shanghai As An Expat

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 Centre8,871.36 ¥5,000.00-15,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre4,348.48 ¥3,000.00-7,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre19,537.03 ¥12,000.00-30,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre9,754.85 ¥6,000.00-15,000.00





Utilities (Monthly)
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment412.20 ¥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



Restaurants

Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant30.00 ¥20.00-58.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course210.00 ¥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-