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Wagga Wagga vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Wagga Wagga is 58.5% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Wagga Wagga
Groceries: pay 99.9% more in Wagga Wagga
Transportation: pay 33.2% more in Wagga Wagga
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Wagga Wagga
Childcare: pay 6.0% more in Wagga Wagga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.1% more in Wagga Wagga
Clothing: pay 42.2% more in Wagga Wagga

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and housing in Wagga Wagga are more expensive than in Shanghai. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Wagga Wagga.

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Wagga Wagga vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wagga Wagga instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Wagga Wagga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$13.58 A$19.76	+203.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$10.44 A$15.20	+100.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$3.09 A$4.50	+415.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.55 A$3.72	+590.2%
Average			+200.2%

Shanghai vs. Wagga Wagga - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.9% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Wagga Wagga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$3.25 A$4.73	+64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$6.48 A$9.43	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$5.82 A$8.47	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$5.26 A$7.65	+209.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$4.47 A$6.51	+202.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.80 A$2.61	+80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$1.43 A$2.08	+85.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$1.59 A$2.31	+75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$2.36 A$3.43	+206.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$1.41 A$2.05	+293.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$1.26 A$1.84	+191.2%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 33.2% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Wagga Wagga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$5.07 A$7.38	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$26,937.53 A$39,204.67	+39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$16.79 A$24.44	+196.3%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Shanghai	Wagga Wagga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$55.39 A$80.62	+425.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$905.11 A$1,317.29	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$696.24 A$1,013.30	+18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$139.13 A$202.49	+215.8%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 6.0% more for childcare

	Shanghai	Wagga Wagga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$2,167.40 A$3,154.41	+53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$20,280.48 A$29,516.05	-26.7%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Wagga Wagga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$8.35 A$12.16	+600.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$4.03 A$5.86	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$44.55 A$64.84	+1094.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$27.85 A$40.53	-57.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$15.67 A$22.80	+75.1%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 42.2% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Wagga Wagga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$76.36 A$111.14	+40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$56.12 A$81.68	+51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$116.35 A$169.34	+54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$131.92 A$192.00	+24.8%
Average			+42.2%

Shanghai vs. Wagga Wagga - Cost of clothing

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