Cost of living comparison

China

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Malta

Gozo vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Gozo is 30.1% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Gozo
Groceries: pay 18.9% more in Gozo
Transportation: pay 44.2% more in Gozo
Housing: pay 22.1% more in Gozo
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Gozo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% more in Gozo
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Gozo

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

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Gozo vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Gozo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$30.79 €27.41	+588.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$11.20 €9.97	+114.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$2.38 €2.12	+296.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.34 €1.20	+263.3%
Average			+306.3%

Shanghai vs. Gozo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.9% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Gozo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$1.15 €1.03	-41.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$5.18 €4.61	-39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$4.62 €4.11	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$2.79 €2.48	+64.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$3.60 €3.21	+143.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$1.23 €1.10	+24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$1.06 €0.95	+38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$1.19 €1.06	+32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$0.69 €0.61	-10.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.86 €0.77	+140.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.63 €0.57	+46.5%
Average			+18.9%

Shanghai vs. Gozo - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Gozo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$5.68 €5.06	+14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	+44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$18.25 €16.24	+222.0%
Average			+44.2%

Shanghai vs. Gozo - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.1% more for housing

	Shanghai	Gozo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$29.39 €26.16	+178.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$909.79 €809.74	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$811.81 €722.54	+37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$71.36 €63.51	+62.0%
Average			+22.1%

Shanghai vs. Gozo - Cost of housing

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Gozo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$277.72 €247.18	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	-55.5%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Gozo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$3.36 €2.99	+181.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$2.86 €2.54	-14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$6.27 €5.58	+68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$49.83 €44.35	-24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$11.37 €10.12	+27.0%
Average			+24.3%

Shanghai vs. Gozo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Gozo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$57.44 €51.13	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$49.83 €44.35	+34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$64.38 €57.30	-14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$130.55 €116.19	+23.5%
Average			+10.6%

Shanghai vs. Gozo - Cost of clothing

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