Cost of Living Comparison Between Anyang and Shanghai Cost of Living Comparison Between Anyang and Shanghai

🙂 Solo nomad: Anyang is 30.4% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 44.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Anyang is 17.5% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 43.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.69 ¥12.14

$4.73 ¥33.92

-64.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.72 ¥149

$36.17 ¥259

-42.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.73 ¥41.07

$5.6 ¥40.18

2.32%

Cappuccino

$1.24 ¥8.88

$3.56 ¥25.53

-65.17%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 ¥3.07

$0.54 ¥3.9

-20.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 ¥1.58

$0.36 ¥2.59

-38.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.88 ¥6.31

$1.43 ¥10.25

-38.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 ¥14.57

$2.76 ¥19.81

-26.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 ¥12.62

$2.18 ¥15.66

-19.27%

White Bread (500g)

$1.61 ¥11.57

$1.81 ¥13

-11.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.97 ¥6.94

$1.1 ¥7.9

-11.82%

Eggs

$1.56 ¥11.16

$1.69 ¥12.1

-7.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.04 ¥93.6

$15.79 ¥113

-17.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.14 ¥22.5

$3.17 ¥22.76

-0.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.34 ¥74.2

$10.88 ¥78.1

-4.96%

Apples (1kg)

$1.79 ¥12.82

$2.26 ¥16.24

-20.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.2 ¥8.62

$1.67 ¥11.98

-28.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.35 ¥9.68

$1.78 ¥12.78

-24.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 ¥7.77

$1.52 ¥10.94

-28.95%

Potato (1kg)

$0.68 ¥4.9

$0.85 ¥6.09

-20.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.96 ¥6.89

$1.17 ¥8.37

-17.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 ¥4.35

$0.68 ¥4.84

-10.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 ¥3.88

$0.6 ¥4.29

-10.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.19 ¥22.87

$2.87 ¥20.56

11.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.27 ¥66.5

$11.16 ¥80

-16.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 ¥5.43

$0.8 ¥5.73

-5.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.63 ¥11.71

$1.56 ¥11.22

4.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.09

$0.4 ¥2.89

-27.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.8 ¥121

$35.15 ¥252

-52.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ¥9.74

$2.29 ¥16.45

-40.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.36 ¥2.56

$0.37 ¥2.69

-2.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.6 ¥47.31

$8.14 ¥58.4

-18.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ¥8.13

$1.09 ¥7.81

3.67%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.6K ¥140.4K

$19.5K ¥140.1K

0.20%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.5K ¥118.7K

$18.2K ¥130.5K

-9.08%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$45.59 ¥327

$51.6 ¥370

-11.56%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.93 ¥71.2

$8.68 ¥62.2

14.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.59 ¥83.2

$13.5 ¥96.8

-14.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.46 ¥305

$46.42 ¥333

-8.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.19 ¥102

$20.44 ¥147

-30.58%

Cinema Ticket

$6.4 ¥45.92

$8.58 ¥61.5

-25.41%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$340 ¥2,441

$1,307 ¥9,378

-73.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.7K ¥119.9K

$31.4K ¥225.4K

-46.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.72 ¥306

$58.8 ¥422

-27.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.98 ¥215

$36.99 ¥265

-18.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71 ¥509

$77.7 ¥558

-8.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.3 ¥540

$98.5 ¥706

-23.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$281 ¥2,018

$952 ¥6,827

-70.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$191 ¥1,368

$574 ¥4,115

-66.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 ¥4,212

$2,518 ¥18.1K

-76.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$361 ¥2,591

$1,201 ¥8,614

-69.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,959 ¥21.2K

$14.4K ¥103.2K

-79.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,737 ¥12.5K

$7,106 ¥51K

-75.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$417 ¥2,993

$1,534 ¥11K

-72.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.87

3.58

8.10%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Anyang: October 27, 2025

Last update for Shanghai: October 28, 2025

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