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Spain

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China

Shanghai vs. Santa Cruz De Tenerife Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 30.2% cheaper than Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

Restaurants: pay 69.4% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 35.4% less in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 37.5% less in Shanghai
Housing: pay 31.9% less in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Shanghai

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

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Shanghai vs. Santa Cruz De Tenerife Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shanghai instead of Santa Cruz De Tenerife, you would:

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pay 69.4% less for restaurants

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €18.08	$4.47 CN¥29.87	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$5.22 CN¥34.85	-53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 €1.72	$0.60 CN¥4.00	-68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 €1.14	$0.37 CN¥2.47	-70.9%
Average			-69.4%

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Shanghai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.4% less for groceries

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 €2.18	$1.98 CN¥13.19	-18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 €8.79	$8.60 CN¥57.39	-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 €4.59	$6.88 CN¥45.91	+34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.13 €3.70	$1.70 CN¥11.33	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.57 €4.10	$1.48 CN¥9.87	-67.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.10	$0.99 CN¥6.63	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$0.77 CN¥5.14	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.90	$0.90 CN¥6.03	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$0.77 CN¥5.14	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.86	$0.36 CN¥2.39	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$0.43 CN¥2.89	-51.6%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 37.5% less for transportation

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 €5.72	$4.96 CN¥33.13	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.55 €38.17	$29.83 CN¥199.12	-29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,643.98	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.64 €15.82	$5.67 CN¥37.83	-67.9%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 31.9% less for housing

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.19 €31.57	$10.55 CN¥70.42	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,146.93 €1,028.97	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$887.95 €796.62	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	-33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.76 €87.70	$44.06 CN¥294.08	-54.9%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$404.97 €363.32	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	+249.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,038.81 €4,520.57	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	+449.5%
Average			+337.9%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.80 €2.51	$1.19 CN¥7.96	-57.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 €1.82	$3.35 CN¥22.36	+65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.02	$3.73 CN¥24.89	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.52 €48.02	$65.69 CN¥438.48	+22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.84 €8.83	$8.95 CN¥59.74	-9.1%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Santa Cruz De Tenerife	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.38 €82.88	$54.37 CN¥362.93	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 €37.67	$37.09 CN¥247.61	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.98 €81.62	$75.49 CN¥503.90	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €100.46	$105.70 CN¥705.59	-5.6%
Average			-20.1%

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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