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Portugal

Ponta Delgada vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Ponta Delgada is 31.5% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Ponta Delgada
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in Ponta Delgada
Transportation: pay 79.3% more in Ponta Delgada
Housing: pay 38.4% more in Ponta Delgada
Childcare: pay 78.1% less in Ponta Delgada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Ponta Delgada
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Ponta Delgada

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

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Ponta Delgada vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ponta Delgada instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Ponta Delgada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.86	$13.44 €11.99	+200.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$10.64 €9.49	+103.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$1.81 €1.62	+202.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.84 €1.64	+396.5%
Average			+175.9%

Shanghai vs. Ponta Delgada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Ponta Delgada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$1.64 €1.46	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$8.25 €7.36	-4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$3.68 €3.28	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.01 €2.69	+77.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$5.14 €4.59	+247.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.10 €0.98	+10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.78 €0.70	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.97 €0.86	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$1.38 €1.23	+79.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.71 €0.64	+99.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.76 €0.67	+74.3%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 79.3% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Ponta Delgada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$7.68 €6.86	+54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$55.99 €49.97	+87.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$33,640.22 €30,025.17	+73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$16.73 €14.93	+195.2%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 38.4% more for housing

	Shanghai	Ponta Delgada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$42.55 €37.98	+303.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$1,175.72 €1,049.38	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$699.46 €624.30	+18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$109.17 €97.44	+147.8%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 78.1% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Ponta Delgada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$279.93 €249.85	-80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$6,718.41 €5,996.44	-75.7%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Ponta Delgada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$3.08 €2.75	+158.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$1.79 €1.60	-46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$5.04 €4.50	+35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	$33.03 €29.48	-49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$9.41 €8.40	+5.1%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Ponta Delgada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$47.59 €42.47	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$33.59 €29.98	-9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$67.18 €59.96	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$134.37 €119.93	+27.1%
Average			-2.7%

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