San Antonio vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Antonio Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5120
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1382
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2287
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3866
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.43M
24.9M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 86% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1242nd and 4461st ($2219 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1113th 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 1.7 months in San Antonio compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. San Antonio ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 137th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Shanghai

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San Antonio Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.37
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$5.45
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1467
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1106
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2477
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7160
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.7
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1445
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19044
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740