Seville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seville	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$753	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1225	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$96	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1817	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	82	77
🏙️ Population	687K	24.9M

The cost of living in Seville is 23% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4272nd and 4879th ($1393 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Seville ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 635th and 1383rd 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	$14.7	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4259	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2612	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.31	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.26	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.4	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8309	$27624

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Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1344
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1316
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1344
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1265
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1500
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1501
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$980
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1233
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1666
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1301
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$1924
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$987
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1511
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1504
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1287
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1617
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1461
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1401
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1272
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1312
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1380
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$863
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1382
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1047
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1512
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1200
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1133
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1910

Cities near Shanghai

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