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China

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United Kingdom

Kingston Upon Hull vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Hull is 42.3% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Kingston Upon Hull
Groceries: pay 18.3% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Kingston Upon Hull
Housing: pay 28.5% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Childcare: pay 9.6% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Clothing: pay 16.3% less in Kingston Upon Hull

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Kingston Upon Hull are more expensive than in Shanghai. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Kingston Upon Hull. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kingston Upon Hull.

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Kingston Upon Hull vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Hull instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Kingston Upon Hull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$20.15 £15.12	+350.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$9.25 £6.94	+77.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$1.98 £1.48	+230.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.42 £1.06	+283.1%
Average			+209.9%

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pay 18.3% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Kingston Upon Hull
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$1.49 £1.12	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$2.82 £2.12	-67.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$7.93 £5.95	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$4.01 £3.01	+136.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$3.30 £2.47	+123.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$1.22 £0.91	+22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$0.73 £0.55	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$1.18 £0.88	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$0.86 £0.65	+12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.70 £0.53	+96.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.55 £0.41	+25.9%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Shanghai	Kingston Upon Hull
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$7.40 £5.56	+49.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	$96.46 £72.38	+223.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+97.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$13.84 £10.38	+144.1%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 28.5% more for housing

	Shanghai	Kingston Upon Hull
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$44.13 £33.11	+318.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$779.65 £584.97	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$712.25 £534.40	+21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$187.72 £140.85	+326.1%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 9.6% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Kingston Upon Hull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$1,390.15 £1,043.03	-1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$23,015.02 £17,268.17	-16.9%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Kingston Upon Hull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$4.29 £3.22	+259.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$4.03 £3.02	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$23.46 £17.60	+529.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$37.66 £28.26	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$8.75 £6.57	-2.2%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Kingston Upon Hull
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$51.54 £38.67	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$34.09 £25.58	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$78.96 £59.24	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$56.82 £42.63	-46.2%
Average			-16.3%

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