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Crown Point vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Crown Point is 63.4% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Crown Point
Groceries: pay 89.4% more in Crown Point
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Crown Point
Housing: pay 71.5% more in Crown Point
Childcare: pay 31.7% less in Crown Point
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% more in Crown Point
Clothing: pay 8.9% more in Crown Point

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

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Crown Point vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Crown Point instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Crown Point
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$20.00	+347.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$10.00	+91.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.51	+319.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.14	+478.5%
Average			+238.8%

Shanghai vs. Crown Point - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.4% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Crown Point
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$2.48	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$3.86	-55.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$2.82	-59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$2.79	+64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$3.19	+115.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$2.45	+146.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.60	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$4.25	+370.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$3.50	+354.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$1.30	+263.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$4.00	+823.3%
Average			+89.4%

Shanghai vs. Crown Point - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Crown Point
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$3.66	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$50.00	+67.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$35,866.37	+85.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	??
Average			+26.0%

Shanghai vs. Crown Point - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.5% more for housing

	Shanghai	Crown Point
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$90.00	+753.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$1,250.00	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$1,100.00	+86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$90.12	+104.6%
Average			+71.5%

Shanghai vs. Crown Point - Cost of housing

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pay 31.7% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Crown Point
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$1,638.33	+15.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$11,136.00	-59.8%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Crown Point
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$5.00	+319.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$5.04	+50.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$10.03	+169.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$45.00	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$9.50	+6.2%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 8.9% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Crown Point
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$57.33	+5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$21.50	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$122.50	+62.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$150.00	+41.9%
Average			+8.9%

Shanghai vs. Crown Point - Cost of clothing

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