Seville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seville	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1255	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2767	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$680	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1925	$1644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	81	78
🏙️ Population	687K	24.9M

The cost of living in Seville is 14% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4325th and 4858th ($1255 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 6th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Seville compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Seville ranked 8th best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 492nd and 675th 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	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.87	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$751	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$809	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3611	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.26	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.62	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.7	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6034	$30174

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Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746