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Cost of Living Comparison Between Rosario and Shanghai Cost of Living Comparison Between Rosario and Shanghai

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Rosario is 3.3% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 30.8% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Rosario is 2.1% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Rosario
Shanghai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.75 ARSย 12.7K
$4.77 ยฅ33.30
83.44%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.63 ARSย 43.0K
$35.92 ยฅ251
-17.51%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.19 ARSย 13.4K
$5.45 ยฅ38.01
68.62%
Cappuccino
$1.71 ARSย 2,487
$3.42 ยฅ23.89
-50.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 ARSย 1,906
$0.58 ยฅ4.07
125.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.18 ARSย 1,712
$0.34 ยฅ2.35
247.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.21 ARSย 1,752
$1.42 ยฅ9.91
-14.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ARSย 4,020
$2.80 ยฅ19.56
-1.07%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Rosario
Shanghai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.28 ARSย 1,856
$2.09 ยฅ14.59
-38.76%
White Bread (500g)
$1.61 ARSย 2,332
$1.85 ยฅ12.92
-12.97%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.86 ARSย 2,697
$1.10 ยฅ7.66
69.09%
Eggs
$2.15 ARSย 3,118
$1.60 ยฅ11.20
34.37%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.94 ARSย 17.3K
$15.28 ยฅ107
-21.86%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.81 ARSย 8,442
$3.08 ยฅ21.53
88.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.71 ARSย 14.1K
$10.85 ยฅ75.8
-10.51%
Apples (1kg)
$1.80 ARSย 2,621
$2.33 ยฅ16.30
-22.75%
Banana (1kg)
$2.02 ARSย 2,934
$1.77 ยฅ12.35
14.12%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.94 ARSย 1,364
$1.78 ยฅ12.42
-47.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.63 ARSย 3,823
$1.47 ยฅ10.28
78.91%
Potato (1kg)
$1.50 ARSย 2,179
$0.81 ยฅ5.64
85.19%
Onion (1kg)
$1.45 ARSย 2,108
$1.16 ยฅ8.10
25.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.87 ARSย 1,263
$0.63 ยฅ4.37
38.10%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.50 ARSย 2,172
$0.60 ยฅ4.17
150.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.17 ARSย 4,599
$2.77 ยฅ19.35
14.44%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.04 ARSย 7,316
$11.49 ยฅ80.2
-56.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 ARSย 1,811
$0.84 ยฅ5.86
48.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.07 ARSย 4,460
$1.61 ยฅ11.27
90.68%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Rosario
Shanghai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 ARSย 1,204
$0.40 ยฅ2.79
107.50%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$34.13 ยฅ238
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.58 ARSย 2,292
$2.29 ยฅ15.98
-31.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 ARSย 1,270
$0.38 ยฅ2.63
128.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.87 ARSย 8,531
$8.32 ยฅ58.1
-29.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.07 ARSย 1,553
$1.15 ยฅ8.00
-6.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.4K ARSย 35.4M
$19.7K ยฅ137.2K
23.96%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.0K ARSย 37.8M
$18.3K ยฅ127.5K
42.52%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Rosario
Shanghai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$56.2 ARSย 81.6K
$52.1 ยฅ363
7.97%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.77 ARSย 27.3K
$8.79 ยฅ61.3
113.54%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$14.39 ARSย 20.9K
$13.87 ยฅ96.8
3.75%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Rosario
Shanghai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$24.07 ARSย 34.9K
$46.42 ยฅ324
-48.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$5.98 ARSย 8,678
$19.78 ยฅ138
-69.77%
Cinema Ticket
$5.01 ARSย 7,280
$8.28 ยฅ57.8
-39.49%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Rosario
Shanghai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$329 ARSย 478.1K
$1,297 ยฅ9,056
-74.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,065 ARSย 1.5M
$30.9K ยฅ215.7K
-96.55%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Rosario
Shanghai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$61.2 ARSย 88.9K
$59.8 ยฅ417
2.39%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$59.3 ARSย 86.1K
$38.03 ยฅ265
55.82%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$107 ARSย 154.8K
$77.5 ยฅ541
37.62%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$95.7 ARSย 138.9K
$99.3 ยฅ693
-3.66%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Rosario
Shanghai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$201 ARSย 292.5K
$944 ยฅ6,591
-78.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$185 ARSย 269.3K
$570 ยฅ3,981
-67.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$528 ARSย 767.1K
$2,460 ยฅ17.2K
-78.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$392 ARSย 569.5K
$1,204 ยฅ8,401
-67.42%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,668 ARSย 2.4M
$14.2K ยฅ99.5K
-88.29%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$936 ARSย 1.4M
$7,080 ยฅ49.4K
-86.78%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Rosario
Shanghai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$558 ARSย 809.9K
$1,632 ยฅ11.4K
-65.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
52.71
3.58
1372.35%

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Last update for Rosario: January 13, 2026

Last update for Shanghai: January 10, 2026

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