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Dnipropetrovsk vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Dnipropetrovsk is 25.7% cheaper than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 88.6% more in Dnipropetrovsk
Groceries: pay 25.5% less in Dnipropetrovsk
Transportation: pay 5.8% more in Dnipropetrovsk
Housing: pay 44.8% less in Dnipropetrovsk
Childcare: pay 70.9% less in Dnipropetrovsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Dnipropetrovsk
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Dnipropetrovsk

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

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Dnipropetrovsk vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.6% more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Dnipropetrovsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.86	$12.81 UAH577.16	+186.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$6.44 UAH290.08	+23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$0.88 UAH39.49	+46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$0.61 UAH27.37	+64.3%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 25.5% less for groceries

	Shanghai	Dnipropetrovsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$0.64 UAH28.90	-67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$4.71 UAH212.27	-45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$4.83 UAH217.50	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$1.87 UAH84.24	+10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$2.29 UAH103.20	+55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$0.56 UAH25.32	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.69 UAH30.96	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.68 UAH30.54	-25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$1.01 UAH45.52	+31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.27 UAH12.06	-25.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.21 UAH9.66	-50.5%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 5.8% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Dnipropetrovsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$6.55 UAH295.11	+32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$13.37 UAH602.25	-55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$29,407.28 UAH1M	+51.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$8.02 UAH361.35	+41.6%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 44.8% less for housing

	Shanghai	Dnipropetrovsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$6.17 UAH277.71	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$416.00 UAH18,736.74	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$279.69 UAH12,597.11	-52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$83.16 UAH3,745.72	+88.8%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 70.9% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Dnipropetrovsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$280.80 UAH12,647.30	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$11,772.13 UAH530K	-57.5%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Dnipropetrovsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$1.34 UAH60.23	+12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$1.45 UAH65.50	-56.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$3.12 UAH140.53	-16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	$29.70 UAH1,337.50	-54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$4.46 UAH200.75	-50.2%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Dnipropetrovsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$71.18 UAH3,206.00	+30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$37.86 UAH1,705.34	+2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$80.65 UAH3,632.56	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$84.82 UAH3,820.34	-19.8%
Average			+3.5%

Shanghai vs. Dnipropetrovsk - Cost of clothing

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