Cost of living comparison

China

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Slovenia

Kranj vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Kranj is 34.7% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Kranj
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Kranj
Transportation: pay 50.4% more in Kranj
Housing: pay 19.7% more in Kranj
Childcare: pay 62.2% less in Kranj
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% more in Kranj
Clothing: pay 43.4% more in Kranj

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

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Kranj vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Kranj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$13.44 €11.96	+200.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$10.64 €9.47	+103.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$3.13 €2.78	+421.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.19 €1.95	+492.8%
Average			+196.6%

Shanghai vs. Kranj - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Kranj
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$2.23 €1.99	+12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$8.02 €7.14	-6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$5.07 €4.51	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$3.88 €3.45	+128.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$4.32 €3.84	+192.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$1.02 €0.90	+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$0.86 €0.76	+11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$1.06 €0.95	+17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$1.60 €1.42	+107.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.67 €0.60	+87.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.76 €0.68	+75.9%
Average			+42.1%

Shanghai vs. Kranj - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.4% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Kranj
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$6.69 €5.96	+34.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	$44.79 €39.86	+50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	+51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$12.40 €11.03	+118.7%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 19.7% more for housing

	Shanghai	Kranj
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$40.68 €36.21	+285.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$699.83 €622.88	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$634.52 €564.74	+7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$217.88 €193.92	+394.5%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 62.2% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Kranj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$499.96 €444.98	-64.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$11,197.36 €9,966.05	-59.6%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Kranj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$3.64 €3.24	+205.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$2.92 €2.60	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$5.82 €5.18	+56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$52.22 €46.48	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$10.64 €9.47	+18.9%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 43.4% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Kranj
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$114.84 €102.21	+111.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$37.32 €33.22	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$108.95 €96.97	+44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$145.57 €129.56	+37.7%
Average			+43.4%

Shanghai vs. Kranj - Cost of clothing

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