Cost of Living Comparison Between Handan and Shanghai Cost of Living Comparison Between Handan and Shanghai

🙂 Solo nomad: Handan is 18.9% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 42.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Handan is 27.6% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 41.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.75 ¥12.56

$4.73 ¥33.92

-63.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.84 ¥149

$36.17 ¥259

-42.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.24 ¥30.41

$5.6 ¥40.18

-24.29%

Cappuccino

$3.08 ¥22.07

$3.56 ¥25.53

-13.48%

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

$0.39 ¥2.83

$0.54 ¥3.9

-27.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ¥1.92

$0.36 ¥2.59

-25.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.93 ¥6.67

$1.43 ¥10.25

-34.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 ¥14.89

$2.76 ¥19.81

-24.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ¥13.26

$2.18 ¥15.66

-15.14%

White Bread (500g)

$1.55 ¥11.12

$1.81 ¥13

-14.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.91 ¥6.5

$1.1 ¥7.9

-17.27%

Eggs

$1.58 ¥11.31

$1.69 ¥12.1

-6.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.98 ¥93.1

$15.79 ¥113

-17.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.19 ¥22.85

$3.17 ¥22.76

0.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.1 ¥72.4

$10.88 ¥78.1

-7.17%

Apples (1kg)

$1.74 ¥12.5

$2.26 ¥16.24

-23.01%

Banana (1kg)

$1.22 ¥8.72

$1.67 ¥11.98

-26.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.36 ¥9.75

$1.78 ¥12.78

-23.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 ¥7.74

$1.52 ¥10.94

-28.95%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 ¥4.93

$0.85 ¥6.09

-18.82%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 ¥6.95

$1.17 ¥8.37

-17.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 ¥4.32

$0.68 ¥4.84

-11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ¥3.63

$0.6 ¥4.29

-15.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.15 ¥22.58

$2.87 ¥20.56

9.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.23 ¥66.2

$11.16 ¥80

-17.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 ¥5.31

$0.8 ¥5.73

-7.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 ¥11.28

$1.56 ¥11.22

0.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.09

$0.4 ¥2.89

-27.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.74 ¥120

$35.15 ¥252

-52.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.4 ¥10.05

$2.29 ¥16.45

-38.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 ¥2.36

$0.37 ¥2.69

-10.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.71 ¥48.12

$8.14 ¥58.4

-17.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ¥8.08

$1.09 ¥7.81

3.67%

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

$19.4K ¥139.2K

$19.5K ¥140.1K

-0.64%

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

$16.8K ¥120.4K

$18.2K ¥130.5K

-7.74%

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

$46.49 ¥334

$51.6 ¥370

-9.82%

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

$10.09 ¥72.4

$8.68 ¥62.2

16.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.41 ¥81.9

$13.5 ¥96.8

-15.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.07 ¥302

$46.42 ¥333

-9.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.7 ¥98.2

$20.44 ¥147

-32.97%

Cinema Ticket

$6.42 ¥46.04

$8.58 ¥61.5

-25.17%

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

$336 ¥2,407

$1,307 ¥9,378

-74.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.9K ¥121.3K

$31.4K ¥225.4K

-46.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.91 ¥308

$58.8 ¥422

-27.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.08 ¥216

$36.99 ¥265

-18.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.2 ¥504

$77.7 ¥558

-9.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.7 ¥543

$98.5 ¥706

-23.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 ¥1,992

$952 ¥6,827

-70.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$186 ¥1,336

$574 ¥4,115

-67.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 ¥4,183

$2,518 ¥18.1K

-76.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$363 ¥2,607

$1,201 ¥8,614

-69.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,405 ¥24.4K

$14.4K ¥103.2K

-76.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,890 ¥13.6K

$7,106 ¥51K

-73.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$710 ¥5,094

$1,534 ¥11K

-53.70%

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 Handan: October 29, 2025

Last update for Shanghai: October 28, 2025

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