San Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Salvador Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1274
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2896
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$731
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1288
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
331K
24.9M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 13% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4626th and 4971st ($1274 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in El Salvador and China, respectively. Check El Salvador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6148th and 1655th 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
$7.12
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.51%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2752
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.32
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5551
$27781

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$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699

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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