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Shanghai vs. Beaverton Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 49.7% cheaper than Beaverton.

Restaurants: pay 72.7% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 47.0% less in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 44.4% less in Shanghai
Housing: pay 57.9% less in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 48.8% more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% less in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Shanghai

The cost of childcare and clothing in Shanghai are more expensive than in Beaverton. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Shanghai.

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Shanghai vs. Beaverton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shanghai instead of Beaverton, you would:

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pay 72.7% less for restaurants

	Beaverton	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$4.47 CN¥29.94	-77.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$5.22 CN¥34.93	-58.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88	$0.60 CN¥4.01	-79.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.90	$0.37 CN¥2.47	-80.5%
Average			-72.7%

Beaverton vs. Shanghai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.0% less for groceries

	Beaverton	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	$4.19	$1.98 CN¥13.22	-52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.00	$8.60 CN¥57.52	+7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07	$6.88 CN¥46.02	+69.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$1.70 CN¥11.36	-57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.80	$1.48 CN¥9.89	-69.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06	$0.99 CN¥6.65	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73	$0.77 CN¥5.16	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.77	$0.90 CN¥6.05	-49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08	$0.77 CN¥5.15	-62.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.49	$0.36 CN¥2.40	-76.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22	$0.43 CN¥2.90	-64.5%
Average			-47.0%

Beaverton vs. Shanghai - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.4% less for transportation

	Beaverton	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04	$4.96 CN¥33.21	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.50	$29.83 CN¥199.59	-65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,318.00	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.71	$5.67 CN¥37.92	-71.2%
Average			-44.4%

Beaverton vs. Shanghai - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.9% less for housing

	Beaverton	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.00	$10.55 CN¥70.59	-88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,724.80	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,477.50	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	-60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.33	$44.06 CN¥294.77	-71.1%
Average			-57.9%

Beaverton vs. Shanghai - Cost of housing

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pay 48.8% more for childcare

	Beaverton	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,360.00	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	+3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,000.00	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	+113.0%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beaverton	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$1.19 CN¥7.98	-83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.97	$3.35 CN¥22.41	-43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.06	$3.73 CN¥24.95	-69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.00	$65.69 CN¥439.52	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$8.95 CN¥59.88	-40.3%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Beaverton	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.00	$54.37 CN¥363.79	+20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$37.09 CN¥248.19	+23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$75.49 CN¥505.08	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.67	$105.70 CN¥707.25	+4.0%
Average			+6.8%

Beaverton vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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