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Terre Haute vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Terre Haute is 44.8% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Terre Haute
Groceries: pay 54.4% more in Terre Haute
Transportation: pay 20.5% more in Terre Haute
Housing: pay 44.1% more in Terre Haute
Childcare: pay 11.3% more in Terre Haute
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Terre Haute
Clothing: pay 24.7% less in Terre Haute

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Terre Haute are more expensive than in Shanghai. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Terre Haute.

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Terre Haute vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Terre Haute instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Terre Haute
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$20.00	+347.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$10.00	+91.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$2.66	+343.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.17	+485.8%
Average			+241.1%

Shanghai vs. Terre Haute - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Terre Haute
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$1.90	-3.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$5.24	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$2.77	-59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$3.20	+88.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$6.00	+306.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$2.39	+140.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$0.69	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$1.50	+65.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$2.21	+187.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.90	+151.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$1.10	+153.9%
Average			+54.4%

Shanghai vs. Terre Haute - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.5% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Terre Haute
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$3.29	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$36,531.00	+88.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$14.45	+155.0%
Average			+20.5%

Shanghai vs. Terre Haute - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.1% more for housing

	Shanghai	Terre Haute
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$61.13	+479.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$950.00	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$816.67	+38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$147.87	+235.6%
Average			+44.1%

Shanghai vs. Terre Haute - Cost of housing

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pay 11.3% more for childcare

	Shanghai	Terre Haute
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$1,536.88	+8.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$31,537.78	+13.9%
Average			+11.3%

Shanghai vs. Terre Haute - Cost of childcare

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Terre Haute
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$4.50	+277.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$5.00	+49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$8.06	+116.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$25.00	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$11.50	+28.5%
Average			+27.6%

Shanghai vs. Terre Haute - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.7% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Terre Haute
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$31.50	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$51.67	+39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$99.58	+31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$32.00	-69.7%
Average			-24.7%

Shanghai vs. Terre Haute - Cost of clothing

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