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Fuengirola vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Fuengirola is 25.8% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Fuengirola
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in Fuengirola
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Fuengirola
Housing: pay 39.3% more in Fuengirola
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Fuengirola
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Fuengirola
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in Fuengirola

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

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Fuengirola vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Fuengirola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.86	$15.68 €13.99	+250.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$10.08 €8.99	+93.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.52 €2.25	+320.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.04 €1.82	+450.4%
Average			+203.0%

Shanghai vs. Fuengirola - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Fuengirola
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$1.46 €1.31	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$7.70 €6.87	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$4.56 €4.07	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$2.83 €2.52	+66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$3.58 €3.20	+142.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.03 €0.92	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.87 €0.77	+12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.78 €0.70	-13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$1.13 €1.01	+46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.72 €0.64	+100.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.74 €0.66	+70.0%
Average			+22.1%

Shanghai vs. Fuengirola - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Fuengirola
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$6.54 €5.84	+31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$11.20 €9.99	-62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$11.47 €10.23	+102.3%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 39.3% more for housing

	Shanghai	Fuengirola
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$24.52 €21.89	+132.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$1,049.75 €936.94	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$811.81 €724.57	+37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$124.61 €111.22	+182.8%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Fuengirola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$380.71 €339.80	-73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$9,985.06 €8,912.04	-63.9%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Fuengirola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$3.36 €3.00	+181.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$2.61 €2.33	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$5.60 €5.00	+50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	$44.79 €39.98	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$9.63 €8.59	+7.6%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Fuengirola
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$63.45 €56.63	+16.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$35.46 €31.65	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$70.54 €62.96	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$82.11 €73.29	-22.3%
Average			-5.1%

Shanghai vs. Fuengirola - Cost of clothing

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