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Offenbach Am Main vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Offenbach Am Main is 65.4% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Groceries: pay 46.7% more in Offenbach Am Main
Transportation: pay 95.7% more in Offenbach Am Main
Housing: pay 51.3% more in Offenbach Am Main
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Offenbach Am Main
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Offenbach Am Main
Clothing: pay 48.5% more in Offenbach Am Main

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

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Offenbach Am Main vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Offenbach Am Main instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Offenbach Am Main
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$18.48 €16.44	+312.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$13.44 €11.96	+157.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$3.92 €3.49	+553.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$3.64 €3.24	+883.8%
Average			+299.6%

Shanghai vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Offenbach Am Main
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$1.93 €1.72	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$8.03 €7.15	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$5.56 €4.95	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$3.57 €3.18	+110.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$4.89 €4.35	+230.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$1.52 €1.35	+52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$1.01 €0.90	+31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$0.99 €0.88	+9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$1.82 €1.62	+136.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.59 €0.52	+64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.67 €0.60	+54.9%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 95.7% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Offenbach Am Main
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$7.95 €7.08	+60.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	$67.74 €60.29	+127.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+69.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$23.51 €20.93	+314.9%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 51.3% more for housing

	Shanghai	Offenbach Am Main
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$52.21 €46.47	+394.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$933.11 €830.50	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$765.15 €681.01	+30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$269.23 €239.62	+511.1%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Offenbach Am Main
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$531.87 €473.39	-62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$44,341.53 €39,465.56	+60.2%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Offenbach Am Main
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$5.60 €4.98	+369.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$4.00 €3.56	+19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$9.74 €8.67	+161.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$39.19 €34.88	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$10.08 €8.97	+12.6%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 48.5% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Offenbach Am Main
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$96.30 €85.71	+77.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$45.91 €40.86	+23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$125.04 €111.29	+65.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$141.46 €125.90	+33.8%
Average			+48.5%

Shanghai vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of clothing

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