San Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Salvador Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2567
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$610
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$995
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
46
78
🏙️ Population
316K
24.9M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 4% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4577th and 4461st ($1147 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in El Salvador and China, respectively. Check El Salvador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in San Salvador compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6608th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Shanghai

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San Salvador Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.51%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1645
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4597
$28143

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$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1093
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$702
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$866
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$915
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1031
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1107
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$900
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1019
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$630
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$702
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$854
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$829
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$857
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$805
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$892
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$595
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$627
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$880
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$738
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$882
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$614
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$676
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$458
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$737
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$787
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$548
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$842
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1039
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$699
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$716
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$680

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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