Compare after-tax salary and real purchasing power across global cities

What this figure means

PPP re-prices pay for local living costs. Shanghai sets the benchmark price level; every other card's gross is derived from the shared gross benchmark and re-priced at Shanghai's prices, so every card's buying power is measured on the same price basis.

What this figure means

PPP re-prices pay for local living costs. Shanghai's average prices are 36% lower than London's (indexed price level). Both cards start from the same nominal gross of £56,007. At Shanghai's prices that gross is worth £36,012 — 36% less than Shanghai's own £56,007, reflecting Shanghai's lower prices (¥321,491 at today's rate).