Cost of living comparison

China

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Indonesia

Manado vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Manado is 57.6% cheaper than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Manado
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in Manado
Transportation: pay 52.6% less in Manado
Housing: pay 74.0% less in Manado
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Manado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% less in Manado
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Manado

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Manado.

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Manado vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Shanghai	Manado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$0.59 IDR10,592.19	-2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$0.24 IDR4,371.38	-34.5%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Shanghai	Manado
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$1.08 IDR19,503.09	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$8.38 IDR151K	-2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$5.15 IDR92,920.48	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$1.90 IDR34,298.53	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$1.26 IDR22,726.26	-14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$1.06 IDR19,065.65	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$0.68 IDR12,202.02	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$0.60 IDR10,753.03	-34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$0.45 IDR8,083.84	-41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.37 IDR6,634.85	+2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$1.29 IDR23,336.36	+198.4%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 52.6% less for transportation

	Shanghai	Manado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$2.40 IDR43,265.31	-51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	-55.6%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 74.0% less for housing

	Shanghai	Manado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$13.97 IDR252K	+32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$251.45 IDR5M	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$82.42 IDR1M	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$41.31 IDR746K	-6.2%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Manado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$125.73 IDR2M	-91.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$4,693.82 IDR85M	-83.0%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Manado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	+181.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$1.77 IDR31,944.71	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$2.35 IDR42,368.78	-37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$13.04 IDR235K	-80.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	-71.9%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Manado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$55.88 IDR1M	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$20.49 IDR370K	-44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$69.85 IDR1M	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$63.33 IDR1M	-40.1%
Average			-25.1%

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