Seville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seville Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$689
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1639
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
100
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
682K
24.9M

The cost of living in Seville is 8% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4204th and 4461st ($1289 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Seville ranked 8th best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 444th and 558th 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
$12.9
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$766
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1306
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2064
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4422
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
32 km or 20 mi Carmona
$1202
49 km or 31 mi Almonte
$1158
72 km or 45 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
77 km or 48 mi Moguer
$1123
77 km or 48 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
82 km or 51 mi Ecija
$1207
87 km or 54 mi Huelva
$1101
91 km or 57 mi Rota
$1159
98 km or 61 mi Cadiz
$1129
102 km or 63 mi Ronda
$1254
109 km or 67 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
121 km or 75 mi Cordoba
$1056
130 km or 81 mi Estepona
$1314
132 km or 82 mi Antequera
$1251
138 km or 86 mi Marbella
$1774
140 km or 87 mi Los Barrios
$1178
147 km or 91 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
147 km or 92 mi Algeciras
$932
148 km or 92 mi Mijas
$1357
150 km or 93 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
150 km or 93 mi Tavira
$1385
153 km or 95 mi Fuengirola
$1321
154 km or 96 mi Benalmadena
$1480
156 km or 97 mi Tarifa
$1119
158 km or 98 mi Malaga
$1435
164 km or 102 mi Loja
$1343
169 km or 105 mi Olhao
$1328
173 km or 108 mi Merida
$1096
177 km or 110 mi Ceuta
$1091
177 km or 110 mi Faro
$1318
178 km or 110 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
178 km or 111 mi Tangier
$661
182 km or 113 mi Martos
$1214
182 km or 113 mi Beja
$953
182 km or 113 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
182 km or 113 mi Loule
$1494
188 km or 117 mi Badajoz
$1006
198 km or 123 mi Jaen
$963
203 km or 126 mi Albufeira
$2218

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740