Cordoba vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cordoba	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1049	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2539	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$400	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$675	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	64	77
🏙️ Population	1.33M	24.9M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5212th and 4879th ($1049 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Argentina and China, respectively. Check Argentina vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Cordoba ranked 3rd best city to live in Argentina vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5409th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Shanghai

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	Cordoba	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$411	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	38.48%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2593	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1676	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.05	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.6	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$208	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3280	$27624

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$867
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$716
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$813
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$750
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$788
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$781
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$756
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$779
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$802
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$801
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$571
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$761
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$764
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$642
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$789
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$739
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$667
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$646
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$578
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$832
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$875
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$868
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$838
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$835
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$877
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$897
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$671
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$752
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$866
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$963
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$603
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$633
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$639
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$591
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$855

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753