cost
Cost of Living Index
Colombo60.6 / 100
Shanghai76.4 / 0
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Shanghai wins on 15 of 22 metrics compared to Colombo.
Top trade-offs
Colombo leads cost, safety, and rent; Shanghai leads salary, jobs, and health.
cost
Colombo
60.6
city
Shanghai
76.4
city
safety
Colombo
73
city
Shanghai
59.7
city
housing
Colombo
$1,913
city
Shanghai
$2,967
city
housing
Colombo
11.4x
city
Shanghai
12.4x
city
jobs
Colombo
$1,443/mo
city
Shanghai
$1,654/mo
city
jobs
Colombo
9.1%
city
Shanghai
8.1%
city
health
Colombo
58
city
Shanghai
69.7
city
health
Colombo
73.0 years
city
Shanghai
75.7 years
city
environment
Colombo
22.5 ug/m3
city
Shanghai
28.6 ug/m3
city
environment
Colombo
64.4
city
Shanghai
71.1
city
infrastructure
Colombo
178 Mbps
city
Shanghai
223 Mbps
city
demographics
Colombo
-0.2%
city
Shanghai
2.0%
city
education
Colombo
54.8
city
Shanghai
68.6
city
transport
Colombo
53.5
city
Shanghai
70.3
city
safety
Colombo
7.9 per 100k
city
Shanghai
25.1 per 100k
city
safety
Colombo
54.7 per 100k
city
Shanghai
33.0 per 100k
city
health
Colombo
36.9%
city
Shanghai
23.9%
city
quality
Colombo
5.8
city
Shanghai
6.6
city
housing
Colombo
$11,872/sqm
city
Shanghai
$10,953/sqm
city
religion
Colombo
41.6%
city
Shanghai
51.4%
city
religion
Colombo
67.2%
city
Shanghai
38.1%
city
religion
Colombo
14.7%
city
Shanghai
58.1%
city