El Paso vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4161
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1821
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3710
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
679K
24.9M

The cost of living in El Paso is 56% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2613th and 4780th ($1775 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 532nd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Shanghai

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El Paso Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.01
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7468
$31401

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2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774