San Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Salvador Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1192
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2712
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$631
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
316K
24.9M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 5% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4621st and 4780th ($1192 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6155th and 571st 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
$10.7
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.86%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2019
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1397
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.06
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4693
$31401

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$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697

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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