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Klamath Falls vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Klamath Falls is 46.3% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Klamath Falls
Groceries: pay 51.8% more in Klamath Falls
Transportation: pay 35.3% more in Klamath Falls
Housing: pay 58.3% more in Klamath Falls
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Klamath Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.4% more in Klamath Falls
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Klamath Falls

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

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Klamath Falls vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Klamath Falls instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Klamath Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$15.00	+235.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$11.00	+110.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.87	+378.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.07	+460.3%
Average			+210.9%

Shanghai vs. Klamath Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.8% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Klamath Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$2.97	+50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$4.49	-47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$3.60	-47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.04	+79.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$5.14	+247.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.71	+71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.75	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$1.75	+93.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$1.54	+100.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.96	+168.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.97	+123.9%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 35.3% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Klamath Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$4.54	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$75.00	+151.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$23,000.00	+18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$9.46	+67.0%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 58.3% more for housing

	Shanghai	Klamath Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$64.04	+507.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$1,037.50	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$1,037.50	+76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$113.56	+157.8%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Klamath Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$287.50	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$12,000.00	-56.7%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Klamath Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$6.00	+402.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$4.00	+19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$8.99	+141.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$42.00	-36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$13.00	+45.3%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Klamath Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$54.99	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$45.00	+21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$80.00	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$103.33	-2.2%
Average			+6.2%

Shanghai vs. Klamath Falls - Cost of clothing

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