Shanghai vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shanghai	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1147	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3146	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$636	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1068	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	76	81
🏙️ Population	24.9M	693K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 20% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4880th and 4194th ($1147 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 64th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 1178th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Zaragoza

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	Shanghai	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.42	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1495	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14068	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6729	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.95	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.79	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1268	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27610	$8171

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Cities near Shanghai

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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643