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China

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United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Newcastle Upon Tyne is 74.0% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Groceries: pay 37.4% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Housing: pay 81.4% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Childcare: pay 25.8% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Clothing: pay 28.8% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne

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

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Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Newcastle Upon Tyne instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$19.82 £14.84	+343.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$10.57 £7.91	+102.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$3.08 £2.31	+414.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.30 £1.72	+521.9%
Average			+253.7%

Shanghai vs. Newcastle Upon Tyne - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$1.87 £1.40	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$4.90 £3.67	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$5.46 £4.09	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.59 £2.69	+111.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$4.08 £3.05	+175.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.30 £0.97	+30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.85 £0.63	+9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$1.28 £0.96	+41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$1.58 £1.18	+105.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.78 £0.58	+117.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.63 £0.47	+45.9%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Shanghai	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$8.03 £6.01	+61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$85.89 £64.31	+187.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	+97.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$19.19 £14.36	+238.5%
Average			+113.4%

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pay 81.4% more for housing

	Shanghai	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$41.50 £31.07	+293.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$1,341.07 £1,004.02	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$988.43 £740.01	+67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$187.17 £140.13	+324.8%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 25.8% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$1,222.33 £915.12	-13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$17,619.16 £13,190.95	-36.4%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$6.61 £4.95	+453.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$4.96 £3.71	+48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$20.61 £15.43	+452.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$36.12 £27.04	-45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$10.57 £7.91	+18.1%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 28.8% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$90.79 £67.97	+67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$47.70 £35.71	+28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$107.07 £80.16	+41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$95.51 £71.50	-9.6%
Average			+28.8%

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