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Shanghai vs. Daugavpils Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 4.8% more expensive than Daugavpils.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 4.8% less in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 32.6% less in Shanghai
Housing: pay 55.6% more in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 85.4% more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 8.0% less in Shanghai

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

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Shanghai vs. Daugavpils Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Daugavpils	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.08 €8.97	$4.47 CN¥29.94	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$5.22 CN¥34.93	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$0.60 CN¥4.01	-62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.37 CN¥2.47	-68.6%
Average			-47.2%

Daugavpils vs. Shanghai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% less for groceries

	Daugavpils	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.98 CN¥13.22	+38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$8.60 CN¥57.52	+64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$6.88 CN¥46.02	+56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 €2.86	$1.70 CN¥11.36	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74 €3.33	$1.48 CN¥9.89	-60.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$0.99 CN¥6.65	+50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.67	$0.77 CN¥5.16	+1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.90 CN¥6.05	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.10	$0.77 CN¥5.15	-37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.36 CN¥2.40	-0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.43 CN¥2.90	+3.1%
Average			-4.8%

Daugavpils vs. Shanghai - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

	Daugavpils	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.56 €6.73	$4.96 CN¥33.21	-34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.39 €44.85	$29.83 CN¥199.59	-40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,978.91 €24,012.20	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 €5.98	$5.67 CN¥37.92	-15.6%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 55.6% more for housing

	Daugavpils	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.39 €14.58	$10.55 CN¥70.59	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.72 €301.47	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	+206.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.93 €249.15	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	+110.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$44.06 CN¥294.77	-84.6%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 85.4% more for childcare

	Daugavpils	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	+119.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	+57.0%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Daugavpils	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.20 €3.74	$1.19 CN¥7.98	-71.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 €2.77	$3.35 CN¥22.41	+7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 €4.19	$3.73 CN¥24.95	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 €23.25	$65.69 CN¥439.52	+151.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 €6.98	$8.95 CN¥59.88	+14.2%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

	Daugavpils	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$54.37 CN¥363.79	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.59 €29.90	$37.09 CN¥248.19	+10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$75.49 CN¥505.08	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$105.70 CN¥707.25	-5.6%
Average			-8.0%

Daugavpils vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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