Cost of Living & Income: Shanghai vs Vienna

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shanghai and Vienna 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

MetricShanghaiViennaShanghai vs Vienna
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,735¥22,843Vienna earns 1.9× the salary in Shanghai

Daily expenses

MetricShanghaiViennaShanghai vs Vienna
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥132Vienna costs 4.41× the price in Shanghai
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥583Vienna costs 2.92× the price in Shanghai
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥93Vienna costs 2.67× the price in Shanghai
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥429.8¥2,303.3Vienna costs 5.36× the price in Shanghai
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥76.5¥233.9Vienna costs 3.06× the price in Shanghai
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥52.7¥101.9Vienna costs 1.94× the price in Shanghai
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥462.0¥277.2Shanghai costs 1.67× the price in Vienna
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥60.0¥97.2Vienna costs 1.62× the price in Shanghai
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥13.3Vienna costs 1.55× the price in Shanghai

Supermarket prices

MetricShanghaiViennaShanghai vs Vienna
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥88.8¥163.0Vienna costs 1.84× the price in Shanghai
🥚 Eggs (12)¥12.3¥33.3Vienna costs 2.70× the price in Shanghai
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥13.6¥11.4Shanghai costs 1.19× the price in Vienna
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥13.0¥18.0Vienna costs 1.38× the price in Shanghai
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥15.5¥21.4Vienna costs 1.38× the price in Shanghai
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.6¥13.2Vienna costs 2.36× the price in Shanghai
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥12.0¥29.9Vienna costs 2.50× the price in Shanghai
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.1¥10.1Vienna costs 1.66× the price in Shanghai
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥77.5¥58.3Shanghai costs 1.33× the price in Vienna

Rent & property prices

MetricShanghaiViennaShanghai vs Vienna
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,371¥8,642Vienna costs 1.36× the price in Shanghai
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,832¥6,364Vienna costs 1.66× the price in Shanghai
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,000¥17,078Vienna costs 1.07× the price in Shanghai
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥8,594¥10,748Vienna costs 1.25× the price in Shanghai
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥93,933¥98,229Vienna costs 1.05× the price in Shanghai
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥44,760¥41,022Shanghai costs 1.09× the price in Vienna