Madrid vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
3.51M
24.9M

The cost of living in Madrid is 85% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1805th and 4971st ($2089 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 190th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Shanghai

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Madrid Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$27781

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765