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Pembroke Pines vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Pembroke Pines is 2.1 times more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 4.7 times more in Pembroke Pines
Groceries: pay 94.3% more in Pembroke Pines
Transportation: pay 34.5% more in Pembroke Pines
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Pembroke Pines
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Pembroke Pines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% more in Pembroke Pines
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Pembroke Pines

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

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Pembroke Pines vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pembroke Pines instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Pembroke Pines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$30.00	+570.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$14.86	+184.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.50	+317.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.12	+474.5%
Average			+366.4%

Shanghai vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.3% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Pembroke Pines
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$3.06	+54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$6.61	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$3.99	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$4.61	+171.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$5.64	+281.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$2.20	+121.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.90	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$1.85	+104.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$2.48	+221.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$1.29	+258.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$1.48	+242.1%
Average			+94.3%

Shanghai vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.5% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Pembroke Pines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$3.88	-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$45.00	+50.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$33,000.00	+70.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$18.91	+233.7%
Average			+34.5%

Shanghai vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Shanghai	Pembroke Pines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$80.74	+665.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$2,166.67	+108.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$2,050.00	+248.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$171.40	+289.0%
Average			+200.2%

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Shanghai	Pembroke Pines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$1,020.00	-27.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$41,914.29	+51.4%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Pembroke Pines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$6.00	+402.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$5.40	+61.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$9.00	+141.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$28.50	-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$13.50	+50.9%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Pembroke Pines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$46.80	-13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$41.67	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$106.25	+40.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$116.25	+10.0%
Average			+10.6%

Shanghai vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of clothing

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