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China

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United States

Fort Smith vs. Shenzhen Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 47.5% more expensive than Shenzhen.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 32.0% more in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 45.7% more in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 29.6% more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.9% more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 2.3% more in Fort Smith

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Fort Smith are more expensive than in Shenzhen. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Fort Smith.

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Fort Smith vs. Shenzhen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Smith instead of Shenzhen, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Shenzhen	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 CN¥24.82	$20.00	+436.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.75	$11.50	+120.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 CN¥3.70	$2.33	+319.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 CN¥2.25	$2.02	+495.4%
Average			+287.3%

Shenzhen vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

	Shenzhen	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 CN¥10.66	$3.35	+109.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.53 CN¥70.08	$3.74	-64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 CN¥39.72	$3.69	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 CN¥11.47	$2.94	+70.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.17	$4.92	+222.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 CN¥6.86	$2.22	+115.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 CN¥4.79	$0.65	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 CN¥5.77	$1.13	+30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 CN¥4.37	$0.98	+49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 CN¥3.20	$0.88	+83.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥3.83	$0.70	+21.8%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Shenzhen	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 CN¥33.34	$2.94	-41.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.37 CN¥148.94	$35.00	+56.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$26,000.00	+34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.65 CN¥30.98	$12.75	+174.0%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 45.7% more for housing

	Shenzhen	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.39 CN¥109.12	$68.50	+317.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.98 CN¥5,059.51	$679.75	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$476.09 CN¥3,169.53	$656.25	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.84 CN¥325.13	$213.32	+336.8%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

	Shenzhen	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$528.93 CN¥3,521.33	$900.00	+70.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,029.94 CN¥160K	$23,729.17	-1.3%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Shenzhen	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 CN¥9.93	$6.00	+302.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 CN¥22.05	$5.26	+58.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.47 CN¥29.79	$8.21	+83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.66 CN¥330.60	$26.67	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 CN¥49.60	$13.50	+81.2%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 2.3% more for clothing

	Shenzhen	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.66 CN¥363.92	$53.80	-1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 CN¥264.62	$41.20	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.46 CN¥482.43	$93.33	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.98 CN¥612.32	$76.66	-16.6%
Average			+2.3%

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