Cost of Living & Income: Shanghai vs Miami

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shanghai and Miami 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

MetricShanghaiMiamiShanghai vs Miami
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,735¥29,238Miami earns 2.5× the salary in Shanghai

Daily expenses

MetricShanghaiMiamiShanghai vs Miami
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥202Miami costs 6.75× the price in Shanghai
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥810Miami costs 4.05× the price in Shanghai
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥101Miami costs 2.89× the price in Shanghai
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥429.8¥1,201.1Miami costs 2.79× the price in Shanghai
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥76.5¥461.9Miami costs 6.04× the price in Shanghai
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥52.7¥418.5Miami costs 7.95× the price in Shanghai
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥462.0¥519.7Miami costs 1.12× the price in Shanghai
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥60.0¥135.0Miami costs 2.25× the price in Shanghai
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥7.2Shanghai costs 1.19× the price in Miami

Supermarket prices

MetricShanghaiMiamiShanghai vs Miami
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥88.8¥158.6Miami costs 1.79× the price in Shanghai
🥚 Eggs (12)¥12.3¥35.7Miami costs 2.89× the price in Shanghai
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥13.6¥9.1Shanghai costs 1.49× the price in Miami
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥13.0¥28.8Miami costs 2.21× the price in Shanghai
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥15.5¥36.3Miami costs 2.34× the price in Shanghai
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.6¥23.0Miami costs 4.13× the price in Shanghai
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥12.0¥30.9Miami costs 2.58× the price in Shanghai
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.1¥16.6Miami costs 2.73× the price in Shanghai
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥77.5¥101.3Miami costs 1.31× the price in Shanghai

Rent & property prices

MetricShanghaiMiamiShanghai vs Miami
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,371¥18,717Miami costs 2.94× the price in Shanghai
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,832¥14,589Miami costs 3.81× the price in Shanghai
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,000¥39,507Miami costs 2.47× the price in Shanghai
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥8,594¥25,947Miami costs 3.02× the price in Shanghai
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥93,933¥48,239Shanghai costs 1.95× the price in Miami
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥44,760¥24,576Shanghai costs 1.82× the price in Miami