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Shanghai vs. Caserta Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 17.6% cheaper than Caserta.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Shanghai
Housing: pay 7.6% more in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% less in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Shanghai

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

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Shanghai vs. Caserta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Caserta	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$4.47 CN¥29.94	-73.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$5.22 CN¥34.93	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.35 €2.09	$0.60 CN¥4.01	-74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 €1.10	$0.37 CN¥2.47	-70.0%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	Caserta	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 €1.44	$1.98 CN¥13.22	+22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.58 €5.86	$8.60 CN¥57.52	+30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.65 €5.92	$6.88 CN¥46.02	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 €3.84	$1.70 CN¥11.36	-60.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.71 €5.09	$1.48 CN¥9.89	-74.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.32	$0.99 CN¥6.65	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.30	$0.77 CN¥5.16	-47.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.34	$0.90 CN¥6.05	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.41	$0.77 CN¥5.15	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$0.36 CN¥2.40	-65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.43 CN¥2.90	-49.8%
Average			-41.0%

Caserta vs. Shanghai - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	Caserta	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.58 €6.75	$4.96 CN¥33.21	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$29.83 CN¥199.59	-23.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 €29,898.15	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.67 CN¥37.92
Average			-34.6%

Caserta vs. Shanghai - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.6% more for housing

	Caserta	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.54 €28.07	$10.55 CN¥70.59	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.05 €558.10	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$475.89 €423.56	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	+23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.72 €112.78	$44.06 CN¥294.77	-65.2%
Average			+7.6%

Caserta vs. Shanghai - Cost of housing

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Caserta	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.33 €269.08	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	+367.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$27,686.22 CN¥185K
Average			+367.5%

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Caserta	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$1.19 CN¥7.98	-78.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 €1.79	$3.35 CN¥22.41	+66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$3.73 CN¥24.95	-48.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.31 €35.88	$65.69 CN¥439.52	+63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$8.95 CN¥59.88	-20.1%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Caserta	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.45 €56.47	$54.37 CN¥363.79	-14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.99 €24.92	$37.09 CN¥248.19	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.90 €84.46	$75.49 CN¥505.08	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.18 €84.71	$105.70 CN¥707.25	+11.1%
Average			+0.1%

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