Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 69.6% more expensive than Shanghai.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Shanghai, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Shanghai
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
CN¥4.02
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
CN¥2.47
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Shanghai
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
CN¥18.48
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.74
CN¥63.28
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.64
CN¥76.99
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
CN¥15.07
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
CN¥14.65
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
CN¥7.34
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CN¥5.66
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CN¥7.07
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CN¥5.32
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.99
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.70
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Shanghai
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
CN¥33.82
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
CN¥257.02
|
$91.63
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,104.11
CN¥152,736.77
|
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
CN¥41.08
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Shanghai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.41
CN¥118.76
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,073.48
CN¥7,769.09
|
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.80
CN¥4,217.91
|
$836.18
£666.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.89
CN¥361.09
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Shanghai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,376.73
CN¥9,963.80
|
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,523.40
CN¥184,720.52
|
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Shanghai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
CN¥9.48
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
CN¥29.00
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
CN¥26.33
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.30
CN¥501.52
|
$41.78
£33.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
CN¥63.20
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Shanghai
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.04
CN¥528.58
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.32
CN¥255.64
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.26
CN¥624.30
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.73
CN¥866.55
|
$80.83
£64.42
|
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