Shanghai vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shanghai	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1136	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3654	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$602	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1905	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	79	60
🏙️ Population	24.9M	1.48M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 12% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4780th and 5612th ($1136 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 571st and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Zapopan

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	Shanghai	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1181	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.3	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.28%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16156	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8893	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.7	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1263	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31401	$5160

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844