Seville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seville Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1343
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3236
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$698
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1233
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1797
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
84
76
🏙️ Population
689K
24.9M

The cost of living in Seville is 17% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4438th and 4880th ($1343 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 92nd and 5th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Seville compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Seville ranked 9th best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 457th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seville vs Shanghai

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Seville Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2116
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.77
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.2
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
32 km or 20 mi Carmona
$1337
49 km or 31 mi Almonte
$1315
72 km or 45 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
77 km or 48 mi Moguer
$1303
77 km or 48 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
82 km or 51 mi Ecija
$1368
87 km or 54 mi Huelva
$1279
91 km or 57 mi Rota
$1453
98 km or 61 mi Cadiz
$1436
102 km or 63 mi Ronda
$1022
109 km or 67 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
121 km or 75 mi Cordoba
$1291
130 km or 81 mi Estepona
$1670
132 km or 82 mi Antequera
$1317
138 km or 86 mi Marbella
$2004
140 km or 87 mi Los Barrios
$1193
147 km or 91 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
147 km or 92 mi Algeciras
$1014
148 km or 92 mi Mijas
$1556
150 km or 93 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
150 km or 93 mi Tavira
$1577
153 km or 95 mi Fuengirola
$1574
154 km or 96 mi Benalmadena
$1608
156 km or 97 mi Tarifa
$1369
158 km or 98 mi Malaga
$1705
164 km or 102 mi Loja
$1495
169 km or 105 mi Olhao
$1469
173 km or 108 mi Merida
$1276
177 km or 110 mi Ceuta
$1306
177 km or 110 mi Faro
$1455
178 km or 110 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
178 km or 111 mi Tangier
$879
182 km or 113 mi Martos
$1390
182 km or 113 mi Beja
$1040
182 km or 113 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
182 km or 113 mi Loule
$1544
188 km or 117 mi Badajoz
$1190
198 km or 123 mi Jaen
$1125
203 km or 126 mi Albufeira
$1913

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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