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China

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Netherlands

Eindhoven vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Eindhoven is 2.0 times more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Eindhoven
Groceries: pay 50.4% more in Eindhoven
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Eindhoven
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Eindhoven
Childcare: pay 21.1% less in Eindhoven
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.7% more in Eindhoven
Clothing: pay 42.7% more in Eindhoven

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

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Eindhoven vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Eindhoven
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$21.27 €18.94	+375.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$14.00 €12.46	+168.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$3.69 €3.28	+514.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$3.59 €3.20	+871.2%
Average			+328.8%

Shanghai vs. Eindhoven - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.4% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Eindhoven
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$2.43 €2.16	+22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$6.68 €5.94	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$5.35 €4.76	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$4.37 €3.89	+157.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$5.81 €5.17	+293.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$1.41 €1.26	+42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$1.11 €0.98	+43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$0.96 €0.86	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$1.50 €1.33	+94.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.68 €0.61	+90.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.64 €0.57	+47.3%
Average			+50.4%

Shanghai vs. Eindhoven - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Shanghai	Eindhoven
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$9.75 €8.68	+96.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	$111.97 €99.66	+275.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+113.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$27.39 €24.38	+383.2%
Average			+159.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Shanghai	Eindhoven
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$44.17 €39.31	+318.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$1,736.02 €1,545.12	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$1,451.58 €1,291.96	+146.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$155.02 €137.97	+251.9%
Average			+128.7%

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pay 21.1% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Eindhoven
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$2,817.01 €2,507.24	+99.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$8,646.60 €7,695.78	-68.8%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Eindhoven
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$6.16 €5.48	+416.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$4.44 €3.95	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$14.00 €12.46	+275.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$39.89 €35.50	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$15.12 €13.45	+68.9%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 42.7% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Eindhoven
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$99.39 €88.46	+82.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$46.56 €41.44	+25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$108.04 €96.16	+43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$133.44 €118.77	+26.2%
Average			+42.7%

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