Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

France

Bordeaux vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Bordeaux is 61.1% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Bordeaux
Groceries: pay 74.5% more in Bordeaux
Transportation: pay 78.2% more in Bordeaux
Housing: pay 39.5% more in Bordeaux
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in Bordeaux
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% more in Bordeaux
Clothing: pay 50.4% more in Bordeaux

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Bordeaux are more expensive than in Shanghai. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bordeaux.

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Bordeaux vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Bordeaux
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.86	$20.16 €17.99	+350.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$14.00 €12.49	+168.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.91 €2.60	+385.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.40 €1.25	+278.5%
Average			+272.0%

Shanghai vs. Bordeaux - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.5% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Bordeaux
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$1.99 €1.78	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$6.90 €6.16	-19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$4.57 €4.08	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.59 €3.20	+111.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$7.34 €6.55	+396.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.51 €1.35	+52.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$1.01 €0.91	+31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$1.60 €1.43	+77.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$2.00 €1.79	+160.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$1.01 €0.90	+181.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$1.35 €1.20	+210.7%
Average			+74.5%

Shanghai vs. Bordeaux - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.2% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Bordeaux
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$8.18 €7.30	+64.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$47.87 €42.72	+60.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$34,599.83 €30,881.66	+78.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$17.11 €15.27	+201.9%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 39.5% more for housing

	Shanghai	Bordeaux
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$31.07 €27.73	+194.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$927.18 €827.54	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$753.46 €672.49	+28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$197.39 €176.17	+348.0%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Bordeaux
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$793.15 €707.91	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$13,436.83 €11,992.88	-51.5%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Bordeaux
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$7.84 €7.00	+556.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$3.95 €3.52	+17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$13.16 €11.74	+252.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	$33.59 €29.98	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$11.76 €10.49	+31.4%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 50.4% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Bordeaux
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$118.51 €105.77	+118.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$44.79 €39.98	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$106.60 €95.14	+41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$145.57 €129.92	+37.7%
Average			+50.4%

Shanghai vs. Bordeaux - Cost of clothing

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