Cost of living comparison
Italy is 50.6% more expensive than Shanghai.
If you lived in Italy instead of Shanghai, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Shanghai
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
CN¥4.02
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
CN¥2.47
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Shanghai
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
CN¥18.45
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.74
CN¥63.19
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.64
CN¥76.88
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
CN¥15.05
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
CN¥14.63
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
CN¥7.33
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CN¥5.65
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CN¥7.06
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CN¥5.31
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.98
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.69
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
Shanghai
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
CN¥33.77
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
CN¥256.64
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,104.11
CN¥152,513.06
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
CN¥41.02
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
Shanghai
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.41
CN¥118.58
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,073.48
CN¥7,757.71
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.80
CN¥4,211.73
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.89
CN¥360.56
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Shanghai
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,376.73
CN¥9,949.21
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,523.40
CN¥184,449.97
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports
Shanghai
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
CN¥9.47
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
CN¥28.95
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
CN¥26.30
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.30
CN¥500.78
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
CN¥63.11
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Shanghai
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.04
CN¥527.81
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.32
CN¥255.26
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.26
CN¥623.38
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.73
CN¥865.28
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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