San Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Salvador Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1362
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3000
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$817
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1370
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
331K
24.9M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 21% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4346th and 4879th ($1362 vs $1128) 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 6280th and 1383rd 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
$6.94
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.43%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2429
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.26
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6470
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1238
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$695
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$883
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1090
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1097
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1009
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1129
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$665
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$739
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$801
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$931
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$791
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$842
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$780
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$661
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$770
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$912
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$729
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$911
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$735
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$682
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$627
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$467
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$710
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$760
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$673
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$915
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1053
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$790
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$698

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753