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China

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United Kingdom

Wolverhampton vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Wolverhampton is 73.8% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Wolverhampton
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in Wolverhampton
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Wolverhampton
Housing: pay 79.1% more in Wolverhampton
Childcare: pay 12.9% less in Wolverhampton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.0% more in Wolverhampton
Clothing: pay 38.4% more in Wolverhampton

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

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Wolverhampton vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Wolverhampton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.86	$20.48 £15.31	+357.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$9.25 £6.92	+77.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.35 £1.76	+292.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.39 £1.04	+275.1%
Average			+217.0%

Shanghai vs. Wolverhampton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Wolverhampton
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$1.60 £1.20	-18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$4.62 £3.45	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$6.75 £5.05	-1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.84 £2.87	+126.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$3.94 £2.95	+166.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.14 £0.85	+14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.78 £0.58	+0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$1.10 £0.82	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$1.61 £1.20	+108.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.74 £0.55	+105.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.81 £0.61	+87.0%
Average			+35.8%

Shanghai vs. Wolverhampton - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Shanghai	Wolverhampton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$7.80 £5.83	+57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$84.57 £63.23	+183.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+97.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$15.39 £11.51	+171.6%
Average			+105.9%

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pay 79.1% more for housing

	Shanghai	Wolverhampton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$43.44 £32.48	+311.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$1,178.28 £880.99	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$991.08 £741.02	+68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$237.66 £177.70	+439.5%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 12.9% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Wolverhampton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$1,239.62 £926.85	-12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$23,970.70 £17,922.70	-13.4%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Wolverhampton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$6.61 £4.94	+453.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$4.79 £3.59	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$20.61 £15.41	+452.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	$39.20 £29.31	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$15.86 £11.86	+77.2%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 38.4% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Wolverhampton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$105.38 £78.79	+93.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$49.14 £36.74	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$107.05 £80.04	+41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$106.67 £79.75	+0.9%
Average			+38.4%

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