Cost of living comparison

Spain

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China

Shanghai vs. Oviedo Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 28.7% cheaper than Oviedo.

Restaurants: pay 76.3% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 29.0% less in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 34.3% less in Shanghai
Housing: pay 19.8% less in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% less in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Shanghai

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

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Shanghai vs. Oviedo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.3% less for restaurants

	Oviedo	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.19 €22.42	$4.47 CN¥29.94	-82.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$5.22 CN¥34.93	-61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.55	$0.60 CN¥4.01	-79.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 €1.92	$0.37 CN¥2.47	-82.9%
Average			-76.3%

Oviedo vs. Shanghai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% less for groceries

	Oviedo	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$1.98 CN¥13.22	+73.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €5.98	$8.60 CN¥57.52	+28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 €3.99	$6.88 CN¥46.02	+53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.12 €3.66	$1.70 CN¥11.36	-58.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$1.48 CN¥9.89	-63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$0.99 CN¥6.65	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.77 CN¥5.16	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.90 CN¥6.05	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.41	$0.77 CN¥5.15	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$0.36 CN¥2.40	-62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.43 CN¥2.90	-55.9%
Average			-29.0%

Oviedo vs. Shanghai - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.3% less for transportation

	Oviedo	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.71 €5.98	$4.96 CN¥33.21	-26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$29.83 CN¥199.59	-11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.25 €14.46	$5.67 CN¥37.92	-65.1%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 19.8% less for housing

	Oviedo	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.03 €29.40	$10.55 CN¥70.59	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.86 €831.17	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$680.10 €605.31	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.52 €104.60	$44.06 CN¥294.77	-62.5%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Oviedo	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.32 €306.46	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	+310.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,420.41 €7,494.47	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	+228.8%
Average			+267.4%

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Oviedo	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$1.19 CN¥7.98	-69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 €2.06	$3.35 CN¥22.41	+45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.99 €5.33	$3.73 CN¥24.95	-37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.42 €39.53	$65.69 CN¥439.52	+47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$8.95 CN¥59.88	-20.1%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Oviedo	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.49 €95.67	$54.37 CN¥363.79	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.78 €64.78	$37.09 CN¥248.19	-49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.17 €109.63	$75.49 CN¥505.08	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.97 €124.58	$105.70 CN¥707.25	-24.5%
Average			-41.2%

Oviedo vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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