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Perugia vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Perugia is 13.6% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Perugia
Groceries: pay 31.2% more in Perugia
Transportation: pay 82.2% more in Perugia
Housing: pay 19.6% less in Perugia
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Perugia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% more in Perugia
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in Perugia

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

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Perugia vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Perugia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.86	$17.36 €15.49	+287.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$11.20 €9.99	+114.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$3.02 €2.70	+404.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.55 €1.38	+317.7%
Average			+226.0%

Shanghai vs. Perugia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Perugia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$2.09 €1.86	+5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$8.54 €7.62	-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$5.17 €4.61	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$4.29 €3.83	+152.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$5.59 €4.99	+278.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$0.71 €0.63	-28.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.77 €0.69	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.81 €0.72	-10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$0.97 €0.86	+25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.65 €0.58	+80.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.79 €0.71	+83.2%
Average			+31.2%

Shanghai vs. Perugia - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.2% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Perugia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$7.46 €6.66	+50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$61.59 €54.97	+106.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$36,317.50 €32,414.75	+87.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$13.66 €12.19	+141.0%
Average			+82.2%

Shanghai vs. Perugia - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.6% less for housing

	Shanghai	Perugia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$30.79 €27.48	+191.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$485.22 €433.08	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$428.38 €382.34	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$127.80 €114.06	+190.1%
Average			-19.6%

Shanghai vs. Perugia - Cost of housing

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Perugia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$597.19 €533.02	-57.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$4,003.05 €3,572.88	-85.5%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Perugia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$5.60 €5.00	+369.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$1.75 €1.57	-47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$6.16 €5.50	+65.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	$44.79 €39.98	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$8.40 €7.50	-6.2%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Perugia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$67.18 €59.96	+23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$35.83 €31.98	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$80.60 €71.94	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$92.38 €82.45	-12.6%
Average			+2.7%

Shanghai vs. Perugia - Cost of clothing

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