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Stoke-On-Trent vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Stoke-On-Trent is 44.3% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Stoke-On-Trent
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Transportation: pay 99.0% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Housing: pay 26.2% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Childcare: pay 39.2% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.4% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Stoke-On-Trent

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

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Stoke-On-Trent vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stoke-On-Trent instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Stoke-On-Trent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$23.79 £17.81	+431.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$10.24 £7.67	+96.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$1.88 £1.41	+214.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.35 £1.01	+264.4%
Average			+242.6%

Shanghai vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Stoke-On-Trent
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$1.59 £1.19	-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$3.98 £2.98	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$5.63 £4.21	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.48 £2.61	+105.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$3.76 £2.81	+154.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.26 £0.94	+26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.75 £0.56	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$1.14 £0.85	+26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$1.31 £0.98	+70.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.90 £0.68	+152.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.68 £0.51	+56.1%
Average			+29.0%

Shanghai vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of groceries

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pay 99.0% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Stoke-On-Trent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$7.90 £5.92	+59.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$74.00 £55.40	+148.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$37,376.84 £27,982.96	+92.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$15.59 £11.67	+175.1%
Average			+99.0%

Shanghai vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.2% more for housing

	Shanghai	Stoke-On-Trent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$41.18 £30.83	+290.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$753.22 £563.91	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$660.72 £494.66	+12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$227.49 £170.32	+416.4%
Average			+26.2%

Shanghai vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of housing

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pay 39.2% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Stoke-On-Trent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$914.87 £684.94	-35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$15,788.66 £11,820.51	-43.0%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Stoke-On-Trent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$6.61 £4.95	+453.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$4.41 £3.30	+31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$21.14 £15.83	+467.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$26.43 £19.79	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$11.89 £8.90	+32.9%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Stoke-On-Trent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$74.88 £56.06	+37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$26.43 £19.79	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$80.94 £60.60	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$96.91 £72.55	-8.3%
Average			-0.9%

Shanghai vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of clothing

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