Cost of Living Comparison Between Dongying and Shanghai Cost of Living Comparison Between Dongying and Shanghai

🙂 Solo nomad: Dongying is 18.4% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 39.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dongying is 19.5% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 42.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.75 ¥19.45

$4.85 ¥34.29

-43.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.27 ¥150

$36.66 ¥259

-41.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.78 ¥33.81

$5.41 ¥38.27

-11.65%

Cappuccino

$3.03 ¥21.43

$3.53 ¥24.95

-14.16%

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

$0.47 ¥3.31

$0.58 ¥4.12

-18.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ¥1.9

$0.34 ¥2.39

-20.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.88 ¥6.26

$1.4 ¥9.92

-37.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 ¥14.69

$2.78 ¥19.64

-25.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ¥13.08

$2.11 ¥14.91

-12.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 ¥11.43

$1.84 ¥13.01

-11.96%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.91 ¥6.45

$1.06 ¥7.47

-14.15%

Eggs

$1.61 ¥11.37

$1.61 ¥11.38

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.66 ¥89.5

$15.27 ¥108

-17.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.22 ¥22.79

$3.07 ¥21.68

4.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.12 ¥71.5

$10.94 ¥77.4

-7.50%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 ¥13.17

$2.38 ¥16.8

-21.85%

Banana (1kg)

$1.26 ¥8.94

$1.75 ¥12.36

-28.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.52 ¥10.75

$1.79 ¥12.67

-15.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 ¥7.74

$1.47 ¥10.38

-25.85%

Potato (1kg)

$0.71 ¥4.99

$0.85 ¥6.04

-16.47%

Onion (1kg)

$0.96 ¥6.77

$1.11 ¥7.88

-13.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.59 ¥4.2

$0.64 ¥4.51

-7.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 ¥3.92

$0.56 ¥3.96

-1.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.17 ¥22.45

$2.82 ¥19.93

12.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.71 ¥75.7

$11.49 ¥81.2

-6.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 ¥5.35

$0.78 ¥5.53

-2.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 ¥11.59

$1.63 ¥11.56

0.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.07

$0.44 ¥3.09

-34.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.9 ¥120

$34.77 ¥246

-51.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ¥10.05

$2.21 ¥15.61

-35.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.32 ¥2.29

$0.4 ¥2.85

-20.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.7 ¥47.36

$8.33 ¥58.9

-19.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ¥7.97

$1.09 ¥7.68

3.67%

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

$19.1K ¥135.4K

$19.7K ¥139.3K

-2.83%

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

$17.1K ¥120.7K

$18.1K ¥127.9K

-5.60%

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

$44.34 ¥314

$51.8 ¥366

-14.34%

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

$9.61 ¥67.9

$8.81 ¥62.3

9.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.63 ¥82.3

$13.66 ¥96.6

-14.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.02 ¥297

$46.59 ¥329

-9.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.83 ¥97.8

$19.95 ¥141

-30.68%

Cinema Ticket

$5.98 ¥42.29

$8.58 ¥60.6

-30.30%

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

$334 ¥2,364

$1,267 ¥8,958

-73.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.9K ¥119.4K

$32K ¥226.3K

-47.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.56 ¥308

$58.4 ¥413

-25.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.47 ¥215

$37.88 ¥268

-19.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.4 ¥512

$76.5 ¥541

-5.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.1 ¥502

$95.9 ¥678

-25.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$280 ¥1,983

$961 ¥6,798

-70.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$196 ¥1,385

$560 ¥3,958

-65.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 ¥4,153

$2,502 ¥17.7K

-76.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$364 ¥2,577

$1,192 ¥8,426

-69.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,976 ¥21K

$14.3K ¥100.8K

-79.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,059 ¥14.6K

$7,164 ¥50.7K

-71.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,553 ¥11K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.89

3.58

8.66%

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

Last update for Dongying: November 29, 2025

Last update for Shanghai: November 29, 2025

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