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Shanghai vs. Stoke-On-Trent Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 30.7% cheaper than Stoke-On-Trent.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 22.5% less in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 49.8% less in Shanghai
Housing: pay 20.8% less in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 64.6% more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% less in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Shanghai

The cost of childcare and clothing in Shanghai are more expensive than in Stoke-On-Trent. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Shanghai.

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Shanghai vs. Stoke-On-Trent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shanghai instead of Stoke-On-Trent, you would:

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pay 70.8% less for restaurants

	Stoke-On-Trent	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.79 £17.81	$4.47 CN¥29.87	-81.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.24 £7.67	$5.22 CN¥34.85	-49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 £1.41	$0.60 CN¥4.00	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 £1.01	$0.37 CN¥2.47	-72.6%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 22.5% less for groceries

	Stoke-On-Trent	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 £1.19	$1.98 CN¥13.19	+24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 £2.98	$8.60 CN¥57.39	+116.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.63 £4.21	$6.88 CN¥45.91	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 £2.61	$1.70 CN¥11.33	-51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 £2.81	$1.48 CN¥9.87	-60.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 £0.94	$0.99 CN¥6.63	-21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.56	$0.77 CN¥5.14	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 £0.85	$0.90 CN¥6.03	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$0.77 CN¥5.14	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.68	$0.36 CN¥2.39	-60.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.43 CN¥2.89	-35.9%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 49.8% less for transportation

	Stoke-On-Trent	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 £5.92	$4.96 CN¥33.13	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.00 £55.40	$29.83 CN¥199.12	-59.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,376.84 £27,982.96	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.59 £11.67	$5.67 CN¥37.83	-63.7%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 20.8% less for housing

	Stoke-On-Trent	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.18 £30.83	$10.55 CN¥70.42	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.22 £563.91	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$660.72 £494.66	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.49 £170.32	$44.06 CN¥294.08	-80.6%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 64.6% more for childcare

	Stoke-On-Trent	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$914.87 £684.94	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	+54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,788.66 £11,820.51	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	+75.4%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Stoke-On-Trent	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.61 £4.95	$1.19 CN¥7.96	-81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.30	$3.35 CN¥22.36	-24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.14 £15.83	$3.73 CN¥24.89	-82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.43 £19.79	$65.69 CN¥438.48	+148.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.90	$8.95 CN¥59.74	-24.8%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Stoke-On-Trent	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.88 £56.06	$54.37 CN¥362.93	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.43 £19.79	$37.09 CN¥247.61	+40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.94 £60.60	$75.49 CN¥503.90	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.91 £72.55	$105.70 CN¥705.59	+9.1%
Average			+0.9%

Stoke-On-Trent vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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