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United Kingdom

High Wycombe vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

High Wycombe is 91.8% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in High Wycombe
Groceries: pay 36.0% more in High Wycombe
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in High Wycombe
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in High Wycombe
Childcare: pay 61.6% more in High Wycombe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.5% more in High Wycombe
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in High Wycombe

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

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High Wycombe vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in High Wycombe instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	High Wycombe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.86	$26.43 £19.76	+490.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$9.25 £6.92	+77.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.95 £2.21	+392.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.16 £1.61	+482.8%
Average			+280.1%

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pay 36.0% more for groceries

	Shanghai	High Wycombe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$1.63 £1.22	-17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$4.96 £3.71	-42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$6.50 £4.86	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$5.01 £3.74	+194.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$3.90 £2.91	+163.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.40 £1.05	+41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.60 £0.45	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$1.38 £1.03	+52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$1.52 £1.13	+97.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.74 £0.55	+105.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.54 £0.40	+24.5%
Average			+36.0%

Shanghai vs. High Wycombe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Shanghai	High Wycombe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$7.40 £5.53	+49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$79.29 £59.28	+165.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+97.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$31.77 £23.75	+460.5%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Shanghai	High Wycombe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$40.48 £30.27	+283.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$1,453.58 £1,086.83	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$1,321.44 £988.03	+124.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$242.52 £181.33	+450.5%
Average			+118.5%

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pay 61.6% more for childcare

	Shanghai	High Wycombe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$2,857.20 £2,136.31	+102.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$35,755.44 £26,734.06	+29.1%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	High Wycombe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$5.29 £3.95	+343.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$4.76 £3.56	+42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$21.31 £15.93	+471.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	$44.05 £32.93	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$13.21 £9.88	+47.7%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Shanghai	High Wycombe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$66.07 £49.40	+21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$46.25 £34.58	+24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$66.07 £49.40	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$85.89 £64.22	-18.7%
Average			+1.9%

Shanghai vs. High Wycombe - Cost of clothing

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