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China

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United States

Eden Prairie vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Eden Prairie is 87.2% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Eden Prairie
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Eden Prairie
Transportation: pay 66.4% more in Eden Prairie
Housing: pay 95.0% more in Eden Prairie
Childcare: pay 1.6% less in Eden Prairie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.7% more in Eden Prairie
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Eden Prairie

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

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Eden Prairie vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eden Prairie instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Eden Prairie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$22.00	+391.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$10.50	+101.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$3.06	+410.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.31	+525.4%
Average			+269.8%

Shanghai vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Shanghai	Eden Prairie
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$3.58	+81.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$5.14	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$3.28	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.02	+77.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$6.00	+306.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$2.21	+122.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.83	+8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$3.02	+234.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$2.35	+205.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$2.00	+459.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$1.89	+336.4%
Average			+101.6%

Shanghai vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.4% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Eden Prairie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$3.82	-23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$99.00	+231.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$36,244.00	+87.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$17.48	+208.4%
Average			+66.4%

Shanghai vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of transportation

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pay 95.0% more for housing

	Shanghai	Eden Prairie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$65.00	+516.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$1,350.00	+30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$172.06	+290.5%
Average			+95.0%

Shanghai vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of housing

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pay 1.6% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Eden Prairie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$1,364.44	-3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$27,750.00	+0.2%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Eden Prairie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$6.00	+402.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$6.00	+79.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$12.10	+224.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$45.00	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$16.00	+78.8%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Eden Prairie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$41.60	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$40.00	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$80.50	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$106.02	+0.3%
Average			-3.1%

Shanghai vs. Eden Prairie - Cost of clothing

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