Shanghai or Beijing?

Question

Of the two, which one has a better lifestyle quality and a better place to live in general?

Answer 1

yeah, shanghai is more like new york while beijing is like new york without highrise i guess

both are big modern cities. in fact beijing is not that traditional at all.

there are no super tall buildings cuz the government's restriction of height

western medias often describe beijing a dirty @#$%^& city ..it's not like that...air pollution is a common prob in big cities... beijing is not worse than many big cities.

if you have money then everywhere is heaven,if you don't....

when it comes to consumptive level beijing is higher than shanghai...not as many ppl's thought

i suggest beijing..

Answer 2

beijing is the political cent-re of china,shanghai is the biggest economic cent re of china.so shanghaiing has a much faster living rhythm than beijing relatively.in addition,because the two cities is the cent re,so the living spending which should be paid is quite higher than any other cities in china.

Answer 3

Well it depends what you like....

Beijing has more culture while Shanghai is more of a 'party' lifestyle.

Answer 4

Shanghai.

Beijing is a awful city, it's dirty and bureaucratic, it does have a large expat community, but most of them are Koreans, apparently Shanghai suits you more.

Answer 5

As a Chinese, I know that Shanghai is the biggest city in China. Foreigners like Shanghai better than Beijing since Shanghai is more "western like". I live in Shanghai and I see a lot of foreigners every day. I've never been to Beijing before. I would say, Beijing will become more and more beautiful and popular after Olympics.

Answer 6

I'd say right now Beijing because of the Olympic games, but then I'd say Shanghai.

Answer 7

Beijing. From my perspectives, Beijing is way better than shanghai in terms of lifestyle and cultures.  You can also find business opportunities in Beijing. Shanghai is wonderful too, but I like beijing better than Shanghai.  

Answer 8

shanghai can be if you know how to speak mandarin.but if you don't know their language its very hard for you to live there.

Answer 9

Beijing!  

Answer 10

Both cities are good.

Shanghai is more like New York city.

If you don't like cold weather, I would suggest Shanghai is a better place for you.