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Shanghai

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Explore how minimum wage compares to Big Mac prices in Shanghai, and how many burgers you can earn with 1 hour of work.

Minimum wage (gross)
CN¥15.81
/ hour
Big Mac price
CN¥25.50
Burgers per hour
0.62
You can buy about 0 burgers in 1 hour
Work time for 1 Big Mac
1h 36m

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How we calculate burgers per hour

Minimum wage / hour
CN¥15.81
÷
Big Mac price
CN¥25.50
=
Burgers per hour
0.62

Converted from CN¥2,740 / month at 40 h/week

Big Mac price uses the national average.

Neighbouring ranks

  1. 1Shanghai0.62
  2. 2Jiangsu0.60
  3. 3Zhejiang0.60

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Minimum wage (gross)

Source: 上海市人力资源和社会保障局 (Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Bureau) · effective Jul 1, 2025

上海市人力资源和社会保障局 (Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Bureau)

Tier 1 (一档); Shanghai is a directly-administered municipality and sets a single, unified minimum wage (no sub-tiers), which is the highest in mainland China. Official HRSS Bureau notice raised the full-time monthly minimum wage from CNY 2,690 to CNY 2,740 (+50) and the part-time hourly minimum from CNY 24 to CNY 25 (+1), effective 2025-07-01. The monthly standard applies to full-time workers; the hourly standard to part-time workers. Excludes: overtime pay; heat/night-shift/hazardous-environment allowances; meal, commuting, and housing subsidies; and the employee's own social insurance and housing fund contributions. Confirmed by China Briefing and WageIndicator.

Big Mac price: The Economist (China national price) · Jan 1, 2026