Cost of living comparison
Greece is 47.2% more expensive than Shanghai.
If you lived in Greece instead of Shanghai, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Shanghai
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
CN¥38.03
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.80
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
Shanghai
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
CN¥14.36
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
CN¥61.28
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.48
CN¥68.49
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
CN¥12.79
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
CN¥11.76
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
CN¥7.42
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
CN¥5.43
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
CN¥6.51
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.02
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
CN¥3.16
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.47
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 73.3% more for transportation
Shanghai
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.08
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
Shanghai
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.18
CN¥131.39
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.49
CN¥7,230.24
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$515.72
CN¥3,726.96
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
CN¥318.06
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Shanghai
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,191.26
CN¥8,608.85
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,670.83
CN¥199,968.79
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
Shanghai
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CN¥26.51
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.48
CN¥567.13
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Shanghai
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.72
CN¥424.32
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.09
CN¥260.82
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.88
CN¥555.57
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.88
CN¥757.91
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
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