Seville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seville	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1358	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$752	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$1131	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.4	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2047	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	81	79
🏙️ Population	684K	24.9M

The cost of living in Seville is 20% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4206th and 4780th ($1358 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Seville ranked 8th best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 458th and 571st 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	$12.9	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1326	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.3	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3835	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2155	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.39	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.6	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.3	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4499	$31401

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Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1290
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1196
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1016
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1297
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$908
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1446
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1454
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$1388
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1165
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1430
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1272
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2180
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$938
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1432
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1455
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1256
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1519
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1415
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1252
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1221
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1163
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$710
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1284
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1001
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1436
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1067
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1013
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$2047

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