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Florianopolis vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Florianopolis is 2.1% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 95.5% more in Florianopolis
Groceries: pay 7.9% less in Florianopolis
Transportation: pay 50.7% more in Florianopolis
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Florianopolis
Childcare: pay 53.5% less in Florianopolis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Florianopolis
Clothing: pay 21.5% more in Florianopolis

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

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Florianopolis vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.5% more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Florianopolis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.86	$9.46 R$47.09	+111.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$7.86 R$39.16	+50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$1.36 R$6.77	+126.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.09 R$5.45	+196.0%
Average			+95.5%

Shanghai vs. Florianopolis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.9% less for groceries

	Shanghai	Florianopolis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$1.59 R$7.92	-19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$4.84 R$24.12	-43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$3.96 R$19.74	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$2.60 R$12.95	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$1.89 R$9.39	+27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.08 R$5.35	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.58 R$2.87	-25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.67 R$3.36	-25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$0.76 R$3.79	-1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.48 R$2.39	+34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.43 R$2.14	-1.0%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 50.7% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Florianopolis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$5.00 R$24.92	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$82.42 R$410.40	+176.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$23,669.59 R$118K	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$14.33 R$71.37	+152.9%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Shanghai	Florianopolis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$22.32 R$111.14	+111.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$648.14 R$3,227.23	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$495.73 R$2,468.34	-15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$64.78 R$322.58	+47.1%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Florianopolis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$764.50 R$3,806.59	-45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$11,071.79 R$55,128.65	-60.0%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Florianopolis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$2.99 R$14.87	+150.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$2.44 R$12.12	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$2.99 R$14.87	-19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	$29.62 R$147.48	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$7.96 R$39.65	-11.0%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 21.5% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Florianopolis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$64.74 R$322.35	+19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$70.64 R$351.73	+90.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$111.24 R$553.89	+47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$69.05 R$343.82	-34.7%
Average			+21.5%

Shanghai vs. Florianopolis - Cost of clothing

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