Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Ireland

Athlone vs. Shenzhen Cost of Living Summary

Athlone is 96.4% more expensive than Shenzhen.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Athlone
Groceries: pay 34.3% more in Athlone
Transportation: pay 91.7% more in Athlone
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Athlone
Childcare: pay 34.7% less in Athlone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.8% more in Athlone
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Athlone

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

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Athlone vs. Shenzhen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Athlone instead of Shenzhen, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Shenzhen	Athlone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$22.38 €19.92	+500.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$12.85 €11.44	+146.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 CN¥3.72	$2.90 €2.58	+421.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 CN¥2.27	$1.89 €1.68	+458.7%
Average			+330.2%

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pay 34.3% more for groceries

	Shenzhen	Athlone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 CN¥10.72	$1.29 €1.15	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.53 CN¥70.43	$5.49 €4.88	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 CN¥39.92	$5.43 €4.84	-8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 CN¥11.52	$3.86 €3.44	+124.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.22	$5.20 €4.62	+240.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 CN¥6.90	$1.19 €1.05	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 CN¥4.82	$0.73 €0.65	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 CN¥5.79	$1.08 €0.96	+25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 CN¥4.39	$1.29 €1.14	+96.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 CN¥3.21	$1.05 €0.93	+118.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥3.85	$0.81 €0.72	+40.8%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 91.7% more for transportation

	Shenzhen	Athlone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 CN¥33.51	$7.62 €6.79	+52.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.37 CN¥149.69	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	+101.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.65 CN¥31.14	$17.24 €15.35	+270.6%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Shenzhen	Athlone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.39 CN¥109.66	$48.52 €43.19	+196.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.98 CN¥5,084.90	$1,497.65 €1,332.96	+97.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$476.09 CN¥3,185.43	$1,371.68 €1,220.84	+188.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.84 CN¥326.76	$183.99 €163.76	+276.7%
Average			+158.0%

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pay 34.7% less for childcare

	Shenzhen	Athlone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$528.93 CN¥3,539.00	$1,007.76 €896.94	+90.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,029.94 CN¥161K	$5,374.73 €4,783.70	-77.6%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Shenzhen	Athlone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 CN¥9.98	$7.28 €6.48	+388.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 CN¥22.16	$4.38 €3.90	+32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$17.92 €15.95	+300.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.66 CN¥332.26	$57.85 €51.49	+16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 CN¥49.85	$11.20 €9.97	+50.3%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Shenzhen	Athlone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.66 CN¥365.75	$94.91 €84.47	+73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 CN¥265.95	$41.06 €36.54	+3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.46 CN¥484.85	$85.38 €75.99	+17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.98 CN¥615.39	$76.52 €68.10	-16.8%
Average			+15.1%

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