Cost of living comparison
Shanghai is 20.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Shanghai instead of Spain, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Shanghai
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.26
|
$4.15
CN¥29.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.24
|
$5.26
CN¥37.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$0.31
CN¥2.22
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
Spain
|
Shanghai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.99
CN¥14.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.71
|
$8.48
CN¥60.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$9.48
CN¥67.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
$1.77
CN¥12.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$1.63
CN¥11.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.03
CN¥7.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.75
CN¥5.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.90
CN¥6.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.70
CN¥4.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.44
CN¥3.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.48
CN¥3.42
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Shanghai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.02
|
$4.44
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.65
|
$34.62
CN¥246.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,003.84
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,617.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.25
|
$5.54
CN¥39.36
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Spain
|
Shanghai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.14
|
$18.18
CN¥129.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€763.07
|
$1,000.49
CN¥7,109.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€612.82
|
$515.72
CN¥3,664.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.25
|
$44.01
CN¥312.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Shanghai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€351.07
|
$1,191.26
CN¥8,464.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,825.75
|
$27,670.83
CN¥196,626.16
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Shanghai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$3.67
CN¥26.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
$3.46
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.63
|
$78.48
CN¥557.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.80
|
$8.31
CN¥59.05
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Spain
|
Shanghai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.31
|
$58.72
CN¥417.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.98
|
$36.09
CN¥256.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.17
|
$76.88
CN¥546.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.71
|
$104.88
CN¥745.24
|
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