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Corpus Christi vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Corpus Christi is 50.1% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Corpus Christi
Groceries: pay 53.1% more in Corpus Christi
Transportation: pay 16.9% more in Corpus Christi
Housing: pay 52.4% more in Corpus Christi
Childcare: pay 9.7% less in Corpus Christi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Corpus Christi
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Corpus Christi

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

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Corpus Christi vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Corpus Christi instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Corpus Christi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.79	$20.50	+358.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.75	$12.25	+134.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥3.99	$2.50	+316.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.46	$2.00	+439.3%
Average			+264.9%

Shanghai vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.1% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Corpus Christi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.15	$3.25	+64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.24	$4.41	-48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.79	$3.82	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.30	$3.50	+106.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.84	$4.00	+170.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.62	$1.50	+51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$0.67	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.02	$1.74	+92.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.12	$1.63	+111.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.38	$1.14	+218.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.88	$1.05	+143.5%
Average			+53.1%

Shanghai vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.9% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Corpus Christi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.05	$3.57	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥198.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$29,930.54	+54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.73	$15.67	+176.6%
Average			+16.9%

Shanghai vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.4% more for housing

	Shanghai	Corpus Christi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.24	$69.88	+562.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,903.44	$850.00	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,919.27	$975.00	+65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥293.30	$172.38	+291.3%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 9.7% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Corpus Christi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,410.21	$1,506.17	+6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥184K	$21,190.62	-23.5%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Corpus Christi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.94	$4.38	+266.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.30	$5.58	+66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.82	$9.62	+158.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥437.32	$20.00	-69.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.58	$14.00	+56.4%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Corpus Christi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥361.97	$52.20	-4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥246.96	$43.56	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥502.56	$86.40	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥703.72	$104.09	-1.5%
Average			+6.2%

Shanghai vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of clothing

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