Cost of living comparison

China

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Belgium

Kortrijk vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Kortrijk is 42.9% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Kortrijk
Groceries: pay 23.7% more in Kortrijk
Transportation: pay 77.4% more in Kortrijk
Housing: pay 31.2% more in Kortrijk
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in Kortrijk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.9% more in Kortrijk
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in Kortrijk

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

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Kortrijk vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Kortrijk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$22.39 €20.09	+400.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$11.20 €10.05	+114.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.94 €2.64	+390.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.61 €2.34	+606.3%
Average			+284.3%

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Kortrijk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$1.79 €1.61	-9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$5.77 €5.18	-32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$4.45 €3.99	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.02 €2.71	+78.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$3.81 €3.42	+157.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$0.97 €0.87	-2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.89 €0.80	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.91 €0.82	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.89 €0.80	+15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.88 €0.79	+145.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.77 €0.69	+78.7%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 77.4% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Kortrijk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$7.00 €6.28	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$54.87 €49.22	+83.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$34,527.05 €30,975.94	+78.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$20.16 €18.08	+255.6%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 31.2% more for housing

	Shanghai	Kortrijk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$53.04 €47.59	+402.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$839.80 €753.43	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$727.83 €652.97	+23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$156.98 €140.84	+256.3%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Kortrijk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$671.84 €602.74	-52.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$16,230.57 €14,561.25	-41.4%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Kortrijk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$4.48 €4.02	+275.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$2.94 €2.64	-12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$12.88 €11.55	+245.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$51.79 €46.46	-21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$14.56 €13.06	+62.7%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Kortrijk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$55.99 €50.23	+3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$26.13 €23.44	-29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$88.65 €79.53	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$100.78 €90.41	-4.7%
Average			-5.1%

Shanghai vs. Kortrijk - Cost of clothing

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