cost
Cost of Living Index
Yichang104.2 / 0
Shanghai76.4 / 100
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
No clear winner across 22 metrics.
Top trade-offs
Yichang leads rent, housing, and salary; Shanghai leads cost, safety, and health.
cost
Yichang
104.2
city
Shanghai
76.4
city
safety
Yichang
49
city
Shanghai
59.7
city
housing
Yichang
$1,410
city
Shanghai
$2,967
city
housing
Yichang
8.9x
city
Shanghai
12.4x
city
jobs
Yichang
$3,995/mo
city
Shanghai
$1,654/mo
city
jobs
Yichang
6.4%
city
Shanghai
8.1%
city
health
Yichang
65.2
city
Shanghai
69.7
city
health
Yichang
79.1 years
city
Shanghai
75.7 years
city
environment
Yichang
33.9 ug/m3
city
Shanghai
28.6 ug/m3
city
environment
Yichang
79.3
city
Shanghai
71.1
city
infrastructure
Yichang
177 Mbps
city
Shanghai
223 Mbps
city
demographics
Yichang
-0.2%
city
Shanghai
2.0%
city
education
Yichang
67.8
city
Shanghai
68.6
city
transport
Yichang
79
city
Shanghai
70.3
city
safety
Yichang
29.7 per 100k
city
Shanghai
25.1 per 100k
city
safety
Yichang
34.8 per 100k
city
Shanghai
33.0 per 100k
city
health
Yichang
19.8%
city
Shanghai
23.9%
city
quality
Yichang
4.4
city
Shanghai
6.6
city
housing
Yichang
$7,985/sqm
city
Shanghai
$10,953/sqm
city
religion
Yichang
40.9%
city
Shanghai
51.4%
city
religion
Yichang
81.6%
city
Shanghai
38.1%
city
religion
Yichang
69.5%
city
Shanghai
58.1%
city