Shanghai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$602
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
24.9M
767K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 9% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4780th and 4447th ($1136 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in China and Croatia, respectively. Check China vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 571st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Zagreb

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Shanghai Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780