Cost of living comparison

China

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Germany

Wuppertal vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Wuppertal is 46.4% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Wuppertal
Groceries: pay 45.0% more in Wuppertal
Transportation: pay 97.8% more in Wuppertal
Housing: pay 21.0% more in Wuppertal
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Wuppertal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Wuppertal
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in Wuppertal

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

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Wuppertal vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Wuppertal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.86	$14.56 €12.99	+225.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.84	$11.20 €9.99	+114.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$2.24 €2.00	+273.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$2.20 €1.97	+495.3%
Average			+202.9%

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pay 45.0% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Wuppertal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.18	$2.14 €1.91	+8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.38	$7.14 €6.37	-17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.90	$4.80 €4.28	-30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.61 €3.22	+112.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.86	$5.32 €4.75	+259.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.58 €1.41	+59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.90 €0.80	+16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.96 €0.86	+6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.13	$2.31 €2.06	+199.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.60 €0.53	+66.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.55 €0.49	+26.0%
Average			+45.0%

Shanghai vs. Wuppertal - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.8% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Wuppertal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$8.35 €7.45	+68.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.09	$70.54 €62.96	+136.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$30,434.41 €27,163.87	+57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$25.31 €22.59	+346.5%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 21.0% more for housing

	Shanghai	Wuppertal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.41	$53.69 €47.92	+408.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	$635.45 €567.16	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	$623.32 €556.34	+5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.03	$290.01 €258.85	+558.3%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Wuppertal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67	$1,119.74 €999.41	-20.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$16,796.03 €14,991.10	-39.3%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Wuppertal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$4.48 €4.00	+275.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$3.44 €3.07	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$9.46 €8.44	+153.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.41	$36.50 €32.58	-44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.73	$10.63 €9.49	+18.8%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Wuppertal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.87	$129.52 €115.60	+138.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.57	$33.59 €29.98	-9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.82	$119.44 €106.60	+58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.47	$123.17 €109.93	+16.5%
Average			+41.2%

Shanghai vs. Wuppertal - Cost of clothing

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