A small comparison between two super cities below
Shanghai in China and New York City in USA
Settled In
751AD & 1624AD
Shanghai's political status was raised to that of a municipality in 1927
Area(km2)
6,340 & 1,214
Development area of Shanghai is only 1,500km2+
Population(thousands)
24,153 & 8,550
Pet Population(thousands)
9,000+ & 1,000+
University
34 & 18
Median Household Income($)
22,720 & 58,878
Gini index of NYC is 0.54
$/m2 in City Centre
12,506 & 14,322
Outside of centre, the price is 5,454 & 9,207
Monthly Salary After Tax
1,407 & 3,872
Coke/Pepsi($)
0.53 & 1.94
Interestingly~ cappuccino is almost the same price, 4.20 in Shanghai and 4.23 in NYC
Level of crime
25.38 & 51.19
Gun is forbidden in China!!!