Madrid vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
3.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Madrid is 66% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2194th and 4780th ($1889 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 149th and 571st 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
$15.3
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$31401

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Shanghai

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