cost
Cost of Living Index
Herat
56.7
city
Shanghai
76.4
city
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.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Shanghai wins on 16 of 26 metrics compared to Herat.
cost
Herat
56.7
city
Shanghai
76.4
city
safety
Herat
59.3
city
Shanghai
59.7
city
housing
Herat
$2,438
city
Shanghai
$2,967
city
jobs
Herat
$1,657/mo
city
Shanghai
$1,654/mo
city
health
Herat
62.2
city
Shanghai
69.7
city
environment
Herat
11.4 ug/m3
city
Shanghai
28.6 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Herat
40 Mbps
city
Shanghai
223 Mbps
city
demographics
Herat
2.2%
city
Shanghai
2.0%
city
economy
Herat
$2,739/mo
city
Shanghai
$4,579/mo
city
economy
Herat
9.5%
city
Shanghai
6.0%
city
education
Herat
67.5
city
Shanghai
68.6
city
environment
Herat
63.4
city
Shanghai
71.1
city
environment
Herat
23.4 ug/m3
city
Shanghai
22.9 ug/m3
city
health
Herat
11.5%
city
Shanghai
23.9%
city
health
Herat
69.4 years
city
Shanghai
75.7 years
city
housing
Herat
14.8x
city
Shanghai
12.4x
city
housing
Herat
$2,747/mo
city
Shanghai
$2,525/mo
city
housing
Herat
$14,630/sqm
city
Shanghai
$10,953/sqm
city
jobs
Herat
7.6%
city
Shanghai
8.1%
city
quality
Herat
5.7
city
Shanghai
6.6
city
religion
Herat
75.7%
city
Shanghai
38.1%
city
religion
Herat
33.5%
city
Shanghai
58.1%
city
religion
Herat
72.1%
city
Shanghai
51.4%
city
safety
Herat
52.8 per 100k
city
Shanghai
33.0 per 100k
city
safety
Herat
15.3 per 100k
city
Shanghai
25.1 per 100k
city
transport
Herat
68.8
city
Shanghai
70.3
city