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Xiamen vs. Kavala Cost of Living Summary

Xiamen is 12.7% cheaper than Kavala.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% less in Xiamen
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Xiamen
Transportation: pay 59.2% less in Xiamen
Housing: pay 44.6% less in Xiamen
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Xiamen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% less in Xiamen
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Xiamen

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Xiamen. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Xiamen.

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Xiamen vs. Kavala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Xiamen instead of Kavala, you would:

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pay 59.1% less for restaurants

	Kavala	Xiamen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.43 €11.74	$2.80 CN¥19.00	-79.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.17	$5.61 CN¥37.99	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 €1.46	$0.50 CN¥3.37	-70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 €0.51	$0.31 CN¥2.10	-47.0%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Kavala	Xiamen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 €1.19	$2.13 CN¥14.44	+56.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.95 €6.08	$5.61 CN¥37.99	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.72 €5.00	$5.93 CN¥40.15	+3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.16 €3.64	$1.37 CN¥9.26	-67.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.79 €3.31	$1.06 CN¥7.18	-72.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.93	$1.02 CN¥6.89	-4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.76	$0.62 CN¥4.20	-28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.44	$0.70 CN¥4.74	+38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.79	$0.86 CN¥5.81	-4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.44	$0.42 CN¥2.87	-15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 €0.41	$0.76 CN¥5.17	+64.7%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 59.2% less for transportation

	Kavala	Xiamen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.03	$4.42 CN¥29.96	-45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.24 €56.17	$11.22 CN¥75.99	-82.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,695.77 €22,467.23	$16,599.37 CN¥112K	-35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.25	$3.65 CN¥24.70	-74.0%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 44.6% less for housing

	Kavala	Xiamen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.54 €27.57	$9.76 CN¥66.11	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$423.40 €370.20	$342.70 CN¥2,321.89	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$292.00 €255.31	$258.59 CN¥1,751.97	-11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.91 €124.95	$29.95 CN¥202.93	-79.0%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Kavala	Xiamen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$520.92 €455.47	$461.48 CN¥3,126.64	-11.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,606.35 €4,901.94	$22,431.58 CN¥152K	+300.1%
Average			+144.4%

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pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kavala	Xiamen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.60	$1.40 CN¥9.50	-73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.85 €3.37	$2.82 CN¥19.08	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.37 €4.70	$2.80 CN¥19.00	-47.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.40 €51.06	$44.68 CN¥302.69	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.93 €8.68	$9.46 CN¥64.12	-4.7%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Kavala	Xiamen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.88 €99.57	$43.43 CN¥294.27	-61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.42 €34.47	$27.20 CN¥184.27	-31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.74 €88.08	$85.52 CN¥579.42	-15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.36 €84.25	$80.61 CN¥546.17	-16.3%
Average			-31.1%

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