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Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 17.7% cheaper than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 41.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Blumenau - Santa Catarina are more expensive than in Shanghai. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

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Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 66.7% more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$6.97 R$38.35	+55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$7.96 R$43.83	+52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$1.34 R$7.36	+122.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$0.85 R$4.70	+130.7%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Shanghai	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$1.64 R$9.04	-16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$5.08 R$27.94	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$3.55 R$19.56	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$1.97 R$10.85	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$2.00 R$11.03	+35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.03 R$5.67	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.45 R$2.46	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.69 R$3.81	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.74 R$4.08	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.72 R$3.94	+99.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.51 R$2.83	+18.8%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$4.75 R$26.17	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$57.74 R$317.77	+93.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$23,669.59 R$130K	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$5.73 R$31.56	+1.2%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 41.9% less for housing

	Shanghai	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$22.26 R$122.51	+111.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$396.19 R$2,180.58	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$274.74 R$1,512.16	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$91.80 R$505.25	+108.4%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$403.15 R$2,218.94	-71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$7,167.17 R$39,447.76	-74.1%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$2.99 R$16.44	+150.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$2.41 R$13.29	-27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$2.19 R$12.05	-41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$25.55 R$140.62	-61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$6.37 R$35.06	-28.8%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$74.66 R$410.91	+37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$41.26 R$227.10	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$116.96 R$643.77	+54.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$97.06 R$534.19	-8.2%
Average			+21.4%

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