Common information
Cost of living and prices in Shanghai
- Shared room
- outside of centre287USD/month
- in city centre633USD/month
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre428USD/month
- in city centre797USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive Restaurant | 1 pers. | 5 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range Restaurant | 2 pers. | 30 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc. | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 liters | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 liters | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | Portion | 4 USD |
Markets
| Food | Water | 1.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf Bread | 500 g. | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc. | 2 USD |
| Food | Milk | 1 liter | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Cheese Local | 1 kg. | 23 USD |
| Meat | Chicken Breasts | 1 kg. | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Banana | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 12 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly Pass | 1 month | 30 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi Start | Start | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal Tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 4 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 liter | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc. | 22,879 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club Fee | 1 month | 46 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 13 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 seat | 10 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 Pair | 92 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc. | 44 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 103 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 124 USD |
Accommodation
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 996 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 535 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedrooms | 2,374 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedrooms | 1,077 USD |
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 56 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Calls | 1 min. | 0 USD |
| Communication | Unlimited Internet | 1 month | 18 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 12,325 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 5,437 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,419 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 5.18 |
Ratings
Main factors in Shanghai
- Leisure quality
- 9.4
- Quality of life
- 4.4
- Travelers rating
- 8.5
- Travelers rating
- 5.8
- English speaking
- 5.4
- Nightlife
- 9.5
- Coworking spaces
- 8.2
- Traffic
- 3.6
- Free WIFI
- 8.4
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 10
Safety in Shanghai
Availability of prices in Shanghai
Comfort in Shanghai
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Shanghai
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 37 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 41 |
| Average high, °C | 27 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 20 |
| Average temperature, °C | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 15 |
| Average low, °C | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 12 |
| Record low, °C | 11 | 3 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 18 | -8 |
| Fog, days | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 287 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 134 | 68 | 52 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 86 | 93 | 102 | 173 | 145 | 144 | 1143 |
| Relative humidity, % | 80 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 91 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 88 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 72 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 68 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 136 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 383 | 258 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 293 | 383 | 551 | 551 | 2570 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 |