Cost of living comparison
compared to
Shanghai vs. Gottingen Cost of Living Summary
Shanghai is 28.4% cheaper than Gottingen.
Shanghai vs. Gottingen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Shanghai instead of Gottingen, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
|
Gottingen
|
Shanghai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.80
€14.99
|
$4.47
CN¥29.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.07
€8.99
|
$5.22
CN¥34.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
€2.67
|
$0.60
CN¥4.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.83
|
$0.37
CN¥2.47
|
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Gottingen vs. Shanghai - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.9% less for groceries
|
Gottingen
|
Shanghai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.79
|
$1.98
CN¥13.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€5.93
|
$8.60
CN¥57.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.20
€4.64
|
$6.88
CN¥45.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.61
€3.22
|
$1.70
CN¥11.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
€4.82
|
$1.48
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.36
|
$0.99
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$0.77
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.87
|
$0.90
CN¥6.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.45
|
$0.77
CN¥5.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.36
CN¥2.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.46
|
$0.43
CN¥2.89
|
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Gottingen vs. Shanghai - Cost of groceries
pay 50.2% less for transportation
|
Gottingen
|
Shanghai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.12
€7.24
|
$4.96
CN¥33.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.50
€58.47
|
$29.83
CN¥199.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,914.63
€29,377.56
|
$19,374.76
CN¥129K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.57
€27.28
|
$5.67
CN¥37.83
|
|
Gottingen vs. Shanghai - Cost of transportation
pay 17.1% less for housing
|
Gottingen
|
Shanghai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
€46.11
|
$10.55
CN¥70.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.93
€700.58
|
$1,036.96
CN¥6,920.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.87
€499.70
|
$588.71
CN¥3,929.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$217.87
€194.46
|
$44.06
CN¥294.03
|
|
Gottingen vs. Shanghai - Cost of housing
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Gottingen
|
Shanghai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$307.93
€274.84
|
$1,413.50
CN¥9,433.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,686.22
CN¥185K
|
|
Gottingen vs. Shanghai - Cost of childcare
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gottingen
|
Shanghai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.04
€4.50
|
$1.19
CN¥7.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
€3.50
|
$3.35
CN¥22.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.74
€8.69
|
$3.73
CN¥24.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.09
€31.31
|
$65.69
CN¥438.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
€13.49
|
$8.95
CN¥59.73
|
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Gottingen vs. Shanghai - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Gottingen
|
Shanghai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
€66.76
|
$54.37
CN¥362.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.28
€41.31
|
$37.09
CN¥247.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.09
€119.68
|
$75.49
CN¥503.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.48
€152.16
|
$105.70
CN¥705.47
|
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Gottingen vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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