Shanghai vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shanghai	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3454	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$577	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1644	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	78	59
🏙️ Population	24.9M	687K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 0.3% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4858th and 4828th ($1097 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 120th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 675th and 5447th 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	$4.55	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2226	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1115	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14361	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8086	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1181	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30174	$7261

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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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387