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China

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Portugal

Viana do Castelo vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 14.8% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 77.7% more in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 11.4% more in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 73.0% less in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Viana do Castelo

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

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Viana do Castelo vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.79	$8.96 €8.00	+100.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.75	$8.96 €8.00	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥3.99	$1.82 €1.62	+203.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.46	$1.26 €1.12	+240.6%
Average			+108.5%

Shanghai vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.15	$0.98 €0.87	-50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.24	$6.55 €5.85	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.79	$3.71 €3.31	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.30	$2.94 €2.63	+73.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.84	$3.55 €3.17	+140.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.62	$0.88 €0.79	-11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$0.61 €0.55	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.02	$0.74 €0.66	-18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.12	$1.00 €0.89	+30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.38	$0.67 €0.60	+86.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.88	$0.77 €0.69	+77.8%
Average			+7.1%

Shanghai vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.7% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.05	$7.80 €6.97	+57.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥198.59	$55.99 €49.99	+87.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$33,056.27 €29,515.85	+70.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.73	$15.28 €13.65	+169.7%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 11.4% more for housing

	Shanghai	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.24	$40.59 €36.24	+284.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,903.44	$825.80 €737.36	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,919.27	$708.23 €632.38	+20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥293.30	$64.66 €57.73	+46.8%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 73.0% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,410.21	$447.89 €399.92	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥184K	$6,382.49 €5,698.91	-76.9%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.94	$1.54 €1.37	+29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.30	$1.51 €1.35	-54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.82	$5.85 €5.22	+56.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥437.32	$54.87 €48.99	-16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.58	$8.96 €8.00	+0.1%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥361.97	$75.77 €67.65	+39.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥246.96	$35.83 €31.99	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥502.56	$72.78 €64.99	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥703.72	$83.98 €74.99	-20.6%
Average			+0.8%

Shanghai vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of clothing

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