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Huddersfield vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Huddersfield is 61.4% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Huddersfield
Groceries: pay 37.1% more in Huddersfield
Transportation: pay 86.2% more in Huddersfield
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Huddersfield
Childcare: pay 17.5% less in Huddersfield
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.3% more in Huddersfield
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in Huddersfield

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

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Huddersfield vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Huddersfield
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$20.81 £15.58	+365.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$9.91 £7.42	+89.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.34 £1.75	+290.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.92 £1.43	+418.0%
Average			+237.6%

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pay 37.1% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Huddersfield
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$1.88 £1.41	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$4.40 £3.29	-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$6.16 £4.61	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.96 £2.96	+133.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$3.82 £2.86	+158.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.37 £1.02	+37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.88 £0.66	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$1.20 £0.90	+32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$1.37 £1.02	+77.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.84 £0.63	+134.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.61 £0.46	+40.8%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 86.2% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Huddersfield
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$7.78 £5.83	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$52.86 £39.57	+77.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	+97.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$18.42 £13.79	+225.1%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 54.6% more for housing

	Shanghai	Huddersfield
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$42.29 £31.66	+300.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$995.48 £745.29	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$882.06 £660.37	+49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$192.27 £143.95	+336.4%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 17.5% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Huddersfield
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$1,213.52 £908.53	-14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$21,960.17 £16,440.94	-20.7%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Huddersfield
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$6.94 £5.19	+481.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$4.96 £3.71	+48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$20.48 £15.33	+449.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$46.25 £34.63	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$13.54 £10.14	+51.4%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Huddersfield
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$86.65 £64.87	+59.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$37.99 £28.44	+2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$90.91 £68.07	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$86.79 £64.98	-17.9%
Average			+12.7%

Shanghai vs. Huddersfield - Cost of clothing

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