Cost of living comparison

China

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Spain

Puerto de la Cruz vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Puerto de la Cruz is 40.4% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Transportation: pay 63.0% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Housing: pay 50.2% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Childcare: pay 71.6% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Puerto de la Cruz

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Puerto de la Cruz are more expensive than in Shanghai. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Puerto de la Cruz.

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Puerto de la Cruz vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto de la Cruz instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Puerto de la Cruz
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	$10.08 €8.99	+93.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$1.87 €1.67	+211.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.49 €1.33	+303.6%
Average			+165.9%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Puerto de la Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$1.67 €1.49	-15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$6.05 €5.40	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$4.24 €3.78	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.61 €3.22	+112.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$4.51 €4.02	+204.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.17 €1.04	+17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.97 €0.86	+25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.66 €0.59	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$1.16 €1.03	+50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$1.07 €0.95	+197.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$1.07 €0.96	+147.0%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 63.0% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Puerto de la Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$6.38 €5.69	+28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$42.55 €37.98	+42.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$21.27 €18.99	+275.4%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 50.2% more for housing

	Shanghai	Puerto de la Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$28.45 €25.39	+169.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$1,119.74 €999.41	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$1,035.76 €924.45	+75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$86.26 €76.99	+95.8%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 71.6% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Puerto de la Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$474.74 €423.72	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$6,632.47 €5,919.73	-76.0%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Puerto de la Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$2.80 €2.50	+134.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$2.54 €2.27	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$4.09 €3.65	+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$8.96 €8.00	+0.1%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Puerto de la Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$88.18 €78.70	+62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$37.79 €33.73	+1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$90.98 €81.20	+20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$121.77 €108.69	+15.2%
Average			+23.1%

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