San Antonio vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Antonio Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4674
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1801
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4112
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
1.43M
24.9M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 80% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4880th ($2071 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 5th 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 months in San Antonio compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 156th and 1178th 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
$17.6
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4488
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1816
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.22
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.64
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.33
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1365
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19123
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789