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Palma De Mallorca vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Palma De Mallorca is 64.2% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Palma De Mallorca
Groceries: pay 32.3% more in Palma De Mallorca
Transportation: pay 61.3% more in Palma De Mallorca
Housing: pay 96.2% more in Palma De Mallorca
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Palma De Mallorca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Palma De Mallorca
Clothing: pay 33.0% more in Palma De Mallorca

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

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Palma De Mallorca vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palma De Mallorca instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Palma De Mallorca
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	$2.64 €2.35	+340.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.69 €2.39	+626.5%
Average			+272.7%

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pay 32.3% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Palma De Mallorca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$1.16 €1.04	-41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$7.28 €6.48	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$5.06 €4.50	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$3.45 €3.07	+103.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$3.99 €3.55	+170.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$1.13 €1.01	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$0.90 €0.80	+17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$0.78 €0.70	-13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$1.27 €1.13	+65.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.89 €0.79	+148.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.99 €0.88	+128.6%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 61.3% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Palma De Mallorca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$6.89 €6.13	+38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	$41.43 €36.87	+38.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$15.68 €13.95	+176.6%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 96.2% more for housing

	Shanghai	Palma De Mallorca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$42.55 €37.87	+303.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$1,494.85 €1,330.47	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$1,069.49 €951.88	+81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$190.12 €169.21	+331.5%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Palma De Mallorca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$617.72 €549.79	-56.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$10,544.18 €9,384.70	-61.9%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Palma De Mallorca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$4.48 €3.99	+275.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$3.22 €2.87	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$6.80 €6.05	+82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$62.39 €55.53	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$9.52 €8.47	+6.4%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Palma De Mallorca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$71.85 €63.95	+32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$54.68 €48.67	+47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$98.72 €87.87	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$129.89 €115.61	+22.9%
Average			+33.0%

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