Cost of Living & Income: Shanghai vs Tunis

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shanghai and Tunis 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

MetricShanghaiTunisShanghai vs Tunis
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,735¥2,462Shanghai earns 4.8× the salary in Tunis

Daily expenses

MetricShanghaiTunisShanghai vs Tunis
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥28Shanghai costs 1.09× the price in Tunis
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥144Shanghai costs 1.39× the price in Tunis
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥41Tunis costs 1.18× the price in Shanghai
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥429.8¥421.8Shanghai costs 1.02× the price in Tunis
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥76.5¥139.4Tunis costs 1.82× the price in Shanghai
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥52.7¥56.4Tunis costs 1.07× the price in Shanghai
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥462.0¥244.0Shanghai costs 1.89× the price in Tunis
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥60.0¥41.4Shanghai costs 1.45× the price in Tunis
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥5.8Shanghai costs 1.48× the price in Tunis

Supermarket prices

MetricShanghaiTunisShanghai vs Tunis
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥88.8¥112.4Tunis costs 1.27× the price in Shanghai
🥚 Eggs (12)¥12.3¥11.2Shanghai costs 1.11× the price in Tunis
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥13.6¥3.4Shanghai costs 3.98× the price in Tunis
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥13.0¥2.3Shanghai costs 5.58× the price in Tunis
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥15.5¥14.5Shanghai costs 1.07× the price in Tunis
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.6¥5.9Tunis costs 1.06× the price in Shanghai
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥12.0¥5.2Shanghai costs 2.31× the price in Tunis
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.1¥9.0Tunis costs 1.48× the price in Shanghai
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥77.5¥46.0Shanghai costs 1.68× the price in Tunis

Rent & property prices

MetricShanghaiTunisShanghai vs Tunis
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,371¥2,599Shanghai costs 2.45× the price in Tunis
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,832¥1,649Shanghai costs 2.32× the price in Tunis
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,000¥4,148Shanghai costs 3.86× the price in Tunis
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥8,594¥2,542Shanghai costs 3.38× the price in Tunis
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥93,933¥10,159Shanghai costs 9.25× the price in Tunis
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥44,760¥5,245Shanghai costs 8.53× the price in Tunis