Cost of Living & Income: Shanghai vs Bratislava

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shanghai and Bratislava are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricShanghaiBratislavaShanghai vs Bratislava
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,735¥11,610Shanghai earns 1.0× the salary in Bratislava

Daily expenses

MetricShanghaiBratislavaShanghai vs Bratislava
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥78Bratislava costs 2.59× the price in Shanghai
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥467Bratislava costs 2.33× the price in Shanghai
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥78Bratislava costs 2.22× the price in Shanghai
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥429.8¥1,826.6Bratislava costs 4.25× the price in Shanghai
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥76.5¥129.6Bratislava costs 1.69× the price in Shanghai
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥52.7¥155.5Bratislava costs 2.95× the price in Shanghai
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥462.0¥385.5Shanghai costs 1.20× the price in Bratislava
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥60.0¥85.5Bratislava costs 1.43× the price in Shanghai
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥13.0Bratislava costs 1.51× the price in Shanghai

Supermarket prices

MetricShanghaiBratislavaShanghai vs Bratislava
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥88.8¥96.8Bratislava costs 1.09× the price in Shanghai
🥚 Eggs (12)¥12.3¥31.7Bratislava costs 2.57× the price in Shanghai
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥13.6¥8.2Shanghai costs 1.65× the price in Bratislava
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥13.0¥15.2Bratislava costs 1.17× the price in Shanghai
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥15.5¥15.9Bratislava costs 1.03× the price in Shanghai
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.6¥11.6Bratislava costs 2.08× the price in Shanghai
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥12.0¥32.4Bratislava costs 2.70× the price in Shanghai
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.1¥7.7Bratislava costs 1.26× the price in Shanghai
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥77.5¥46.7Shanghai costs 1.66× the price in Bratislava

Rent & property prices

MetricShanghaiBratislavaShanghai vs Bratislava
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,371¥7,526Bratislava costs 1.18× the price in Shanghai
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,832¥5,632Bratislava costs 1.47× the price in Shanghai
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,000¥12,463Shanghai costs 1.28× the price in Bratislava
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥8,594¥9,046Bratislava costs 1.05× the price in Shanghai
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥93,933¥44,216Shanghai costs 2.12× the price in Bratislava
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥44,760¥28,247Shanghai costs 1.58× the price in Bratislava