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China

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Argentina

Mendoza vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Mendoza is 2.3% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Mendoza
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Mendoza
Transportation: pay 3.8% more in Mendoza
Housing: pay 25.0% less in Mendoza
Childcare: pay 86.5% less in Mendoza
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Mendoza
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Mendoza

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

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Mendoza vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Mendoza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$11.00 ARS16,992.51	+145.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$14.62 ARS22,588.60	+180.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.38 ARS3,675.03	+296.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.93 ARS2,986.56	+422.7%
Average			+191.1%

Shanghai vs. Mendoza - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Mendoza
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$2.25 ARS3,475.74	+13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$7.25 ARS11,199.61	-15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$5.15 ARS7,959.02	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.27 ARS5,050.76	+92.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$2.83 ARS4,379.36	+91.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.06 ARS1,634.96	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.99 ARS1,532.78	+28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.60 ARS934.26	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$1.48 ARS2,287.09	+92.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.90 ARS1,386.77	+150.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.67 ARS1,036.42	+54.9%
Average			+30.2%

Shanghai vs. Mendoza - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Mendoza
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$4.68 ARS7,236.64	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$20.00 ARS30,895.47	-33.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$27,136.31 ARS42M	+40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$10.00 ARS15,447.73	+76.4%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 25.0% less for housing

	Shanghai	Mendoza
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$24.24 ARS37,439.70	+129.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$550.67 ARS851K	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$345.98 ARS534K	-41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$109.84 ARS170K	+149.3%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 86.5% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Mendoza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$173.33 ARS268K	-87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$4,134.00 ARS6M	-85.1%
Average			-86.5%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Mendoza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$4.00 ARS6,179.09	+235.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$4.42 ARS6,822.75	+31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$2.75 ARS4,248.13	-26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$31.69 ARS48,958.49	-51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$7.07 ARS10,924.52	-21.0%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Shanghai	Mendoza
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$126.67 ARS196K	+133.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$140.00 ARS216K	+277.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$143.04 ARS221K	+89.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$158.75 ARS245K	+50.2%
Average			+123.7%

Shanghai vs. Mendoza - Cost of clothing

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