Places · China
Living in Shanghai
China · temperate
Shanghai is a big city of roughly 27,000,000 people right by the sea in China. The climate is temperate. It has a lively, popular feel and is considered very safe. A typical month of living costs around $1,400. Healthcare is strong, and the internet is fast enough for full-time remote work. People come here for food and eating out, art and culture, nightlife.
Entro il 2030 qui è atteso un cambiamento concreto: alta velocità lungo lo yangtze verso chengdu. Vivere fuori rete qui non è praticabile: l’allaccio alle reti è di fatto obbligatorio. Starlink e l’internet satellitare non sono utilizzabili in questo paese.
At a glance
Who tends to love Shanghai
- Feeling safe day to day
- Working remotely with reliable internet
- A genuinely good food scene
- Access to strong healthcare
- Raising a family
- Anyone into food and eating out
All parameters
📈 Popularity & prices: Growing
Accommodation prices have moved about +23% in the last 5 years.
Estimates, for orientation only.
🔭 Where this place is heading
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Good to know
- • Can get busy with visitors in peak season.
⚠️ The honest downsides
- •Rabies risk from stray dogs, think twice before petting animals.
- •Tap water isn't reliably drinkable, budget for filtered or bottled.
- •Air quality: PM2.5 averages ~32 µg/m³ (WHO guideline is 5).
Health, air (WHO PM2.5), water & crime figures are rough country-level estimates, verify for your case.
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