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Shanghai vs. Liepaja Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 8.6% more expensive than Liepaja.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Shanghai
Housing: pay 76.0% more in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 21.1% less in Shanghai

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

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Shanghai vs. Liepaja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Liepaja	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$4.47 CN¥29.94	-60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$5.22 CN¥34.93	-41.7%
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			-55.8%

Liepaja vs. Shanghai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Liepaja	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	$3.76 €3.34	$1.70 CN¥11.36	-54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 €3.39	$1.48 CN¥9.89	-61.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.99 CN¥6.65	-0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.77 CN¥5.16	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.90 CN¥6.05	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.77 CN¥5.15	-24.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.36 CN¥2.40	-10.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.43 CN¥2.90	+3.1%
Average			-9.7%

Liepaja vs. Shanghai - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Liepaja	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.77 €6.02	$4.96 CN¥33.21	-26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$29.83 CN¥199.59	-11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97 €8.87	$5.67 CN¥37.92	-43.1%
Average			-25.7%

Liepaja vs. Shanghai - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.0% more for housing

	Liepaja	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.17	$10.55 CN¥70.59	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.53 €279.05	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	+230.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$232.35 €206.80	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	+153.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$236.39 €210.39	$44.06 CN¥294.77	-81.4%
Average			+76.0%

Liepaja vs. Shanghai - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Liepaja	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.96 €149.49	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	+741.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	+57.0%
Average			+263.5%

Liepaja vs. Shanghai - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Liepaja	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$1.19 CN¥7.98	-69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 €2.49	$3.35 CN¥22.41	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$3.73 CN¥24.95	-39.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$65.69 CN¥439.52	+17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 €7.96	$8.95 CN¥59.88
Average			-19.1%

Liepaja vs. Shanghai - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

	Liepaja	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	$50.39 €44.85	$37.09 CN¥248.19	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$75.49 CN¥505.08	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €122.91	$105.70 CN¥707.25	-23.5%
Average			-21.1%

Liepaja vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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