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Shanghai vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 56.2% more expensive than Ciudad Del Este.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Shanghai
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 10.6 times more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.0% more in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Shanghai

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

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Shanghai vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shanghai instead of Ciudad Del Este, you would:

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pay 22.8% less for restaurants

	Ciudad Del Este	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 PYG37,571	$4.47 CN¥29.87	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 PYG36,498	$5.22 CN¥34.85	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 PYG5,904	$0.60 CN¥4.00	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,578	$0.37 CN¥2.47	-35.3%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Ciudad Del Este	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG9,238	$1.98 CN¥13.19	+33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.57 PYG28,626	$8.60 CN¥57.39	+88.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 PYG26,413	$6.88 CN¥45.91	+63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 PYG13,740	$1.70 CN¥11.33	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 PYG10,688	$1.48 CN¥9.87	-13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 PYG5,843	$0.99 CN¥6.63	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,582	$0.77 CN¥5.14	+34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG2,678	$0.90 CN¥6.03	+111.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,490	$0.77 CN¥5.14	+38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,516	$0.36 CN¥2.39	-10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG2,666	$0.43 CN¥2.89	+1.8%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Ciudad Del Este	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 PYG28,729	$4.96 CN¥33.13	+8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.83 CN¥199.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG107M	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG86,521	$5.67 CN¥37.83	-59.0%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Ciudad Del Este	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.85 PYG118K	$10.55 CN¥70.42	-44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$342.78 PYG2M	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	+202.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.08 PYG2M	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	+129.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG239K	$44.06 CN¥294.08	+15.5%
Average			+115.3%

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pay 10.6 times more for childcare

	Ciudad Del Este	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	+670.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,885.27 PYG12M	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	+1368.6%
Average			+963.9%

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pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ciudad Del Este	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 PYG6,441	$1.19 CN¥7.96	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 PYG14,313	$3.35 CN¥22.36	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.37 PYG8,588	$3.73 CN¥24.89	+172.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.42 PYG184K	$65.69 CN¥438.48	+123.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 PYG37,571	$8.95 CN¥59.74	+49.2%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Ciudad Del Este	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG397K	$54.37 CN¥362.93	-14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.55 PYG204K	$37.09 CN¥247.61	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.88 PYG607K	$75.49 CN¥503.90	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.84 PYG344K	$105.70 CN¥705.59	+92.7%
Average			+10.1%

Ciudad Del Este vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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