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China vs. Nanning Cost of Living Summary

China is 11.9% more expensive than Nanning.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% less in China
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in China
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in China
Housing: pay 30.3% more in China
Childcare: pay 18.9% more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in China
Clothing: pay 42.6% more in China

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, and transportation in China are more expensive than in Nanning. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in China.

China vs. Nanning Cost Breakdown

If you lived in China instead of Nanning, you would:

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pay 1.2% less for restaurants

	Nanning	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 CN¥19.82	$2.90 CN¥20.48	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 CN¥37.17	$5.02 CN¥35.46	-4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 CN¥3.77	$0.47 CN¥3.35	-11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 CN¥1.82	$0.28 CN¥1.96	+7.6%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Nanning	China
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 CN¥14.90	$1.63 CN¥11.51	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CN¥32.21	$6.32 CN¥44.68	+38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 CN¥55.34	$6.70 CN¥47.40	-14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 CN¥13.08	$1.56 CN¥11.04	-15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.79	$1.52 CN¥10.77	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 CN¥6.18	$0.74 CN¥5.25	-15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.90	$0.55 CN¥3.86	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 CN¥4.50	$0.62 CN¥4.41	-1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.40	$0.50 CN¥3.56	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.85	$0.30 CN¥2.13	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CN¥3.60	$0.39 CN¥2.79	-22.5%
Average			-10.3%

Nanning vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Nanning	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.45 CN¥31.46	$4.34 CN¥30.66	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.72 CN¥104.08	$20.32 CN¥143.67	+38.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,590.40 CN¥152,646.28	$19,143.98 CN¥135,349.89	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.40 CN¥31.12	$3.94 CN¥27.87	-10.4%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 30.3% more for housing

	Nanning	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.04 CN¥78.06	$11.18 CN¥79.02	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$233.66 CN¥1,652.02	$304.90 CN¥2,155.64	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.87 CN¥1,024.25	$195.65 CN¥1,383.23	+35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.55 CN¥187.69	$41.04 CN¥290.18	+54.6%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 18.9% more for childcare

	Nanning	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.13 CN¥2,312.82	$390.25 CN¥2,759.10	+19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,085.09 CN¥92,512.90	$15,493.57 CN¥109,541.09	+18.4%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nanning	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.84 CN¥5.95	$1.04 CN¥7.36	+23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 CN¥15.86	$2.84 CN¥20.05	+26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 CN¥24.78	$3.36 CN¥23.75	-4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.10 CN¥495.60	$41.13 CN¥290.78	-41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.31 CN¥44.60	$5.98 CN¥42.30	-5.2%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 42.6% more for clothing

	Nanning	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.69 CN¥132.16	$45.93 CN¥324.71	+145.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.04 CN¥198.24	$30.93 CN¥218.69	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.43 CN¥462.56	$71.26 CN¥503.81	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.93 CN¥487.34	$72.88 CN¥515.27	+5.7%
Average			+42.6%

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