Cost of Living Comparison Between Shanghai and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Shanghai and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Shanghai is 54.9% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 41% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shanghai is 59.2% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 37% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.89 ¥35.07

$8.28 ¥1,190

-40.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.85 ¥257

$49.23 ¥7,072

-27.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.64 ¥40.42

$5.53 ¥794

1.99%

Cappuccino

$3.41 ¥24.44

$3.53 ¥507

-3.40%

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

$0.59 ¥4.2

$1.26 ¥181

-53.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ¥2.4

$0.91 ¥131

-63.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.42 ¥10.16

$4.1 ¥589

-65.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 ¥19.56

$5.33 ¥765

-48.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.09 ¥14.96

$1.62 ¥233

29.01%

White Bread (500g)

$1.85 ¥13.27

$1.57 ¥225

17.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 ¥7.95

$5.6 ¥804

-80.18%

Eggs

$1.69 ¥12.14

$2.44 ¥350

-30.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.22 ¥109

$16.14 ¥2,319

-5.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.09 ¥22.14

$8.09 ¥1,161

-61.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.97 ¥78.7

$23.1 ¥3,319

-52.51%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 ¥17.08

$5.45 ¥782

-56.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.68 ¥12.09

$2.54 ¥365

-33.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.8 ¥12.88

$5.77 ¥828

-68.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.5 ¥10.76

$5.79 ¥831

-74.09%

Potato (1kg)

$0.86 ¥6.17

$3.31 ¥476

-74.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 ¥8.39

$3.5 ¥502

-66.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ¥4.8

$1.44 ¥207

-53.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 ¥4.06

$0.87 ¥125

-34.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.72 ¥19.49

$4.13 ¥594

-34.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.69 ¥83.9

$7.99 ¥1,148

46.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 ¥5.68

$2.17 ¥311

-63.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 ¥11.33

$3.01 ¥432

-47.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.41 ¥2.92

$1.42 ¥204

-71.13%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$35.02 ¥251

$83.6 ¥12K

-58.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.22 ¥15.91

$3.5 ¥502

-36.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.37 ¥2.68

$3.02 ¥434

-87.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.43 ¥60.4

$26.74 ¥3,841

-68.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ¥7.84

$1.27 ¥182

-14.17%

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

$19.6K ¥140.6K

$23.1K ¥3.3M

-14.99%

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

$18.1K ¥130.2K

$17.1K ¥2.5M

5.95%

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

$52 ¥373

$168 ¥24.1K

-69.04%

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

$8.91 ¥63.9

$26.85 ¥3,857

-66.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.94 ¥100

$32.93 ¥4,731

-57.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.6 ¥334

$70.3 ¥10.1K

-33.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.75 ¥142

$20.82 ¥2,991

-5.14%

Cinema Ticket

$8.4 ¥60.3

$12.94 ¥1,859

-35.09%

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

$1,306 ¥9,365

$506 ¥72.7K

157.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$31K ¥222.7K

$15.7K ¥2.3M

97.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.4 ¥426

$62.1 ¥8,922

-4.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.41 ¥268

$41.04 ¥5,896

-8.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.9 ¥559

$66.1 ¥9,499

17.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.3 ¥705

$91.4 ¥13.1K

7.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$952 ¥6,826

$1,113 ¥160K

-14.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$572 ¥4,101

$599 ¥86.1K

-4.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,503 ¥18K

$2,616 ¥375.8K

-4.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,178 ¥8,447

$1,316 ¥189K

-10.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$14.9K ¥106.7K

$10.1K ¥1.5M

46.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,858 ¥56.4K

$5,202 ¥747.2K

51.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,509 ¥10.8K

$2,610 ¥374.9K

-42.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.58

1.72

108.14%

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

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