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Philippines

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China

Shanghai vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 91.5% more expensive than Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in Shanghai
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Shanghai

The cost of housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Shanghai are more expensive than in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Shanghai. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Shanghai.

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Shanghai vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shanghai instead of Subic Bay Freeport Zone, you would:

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pay 18.5% less for restaurants

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.78 ₱304.22	$4.47 CN¥29.86	-6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.18 ₱329.57	$5.22 CN¥34.84	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 ₱98.03	$0.60 CN¥4.00	-61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ₱54.08	$0.37 CN¥2.47	-56.5%
Average			-18.5%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Shanghai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.98 CN¥13.18
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$8.60 CN¥57.38
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 ₱422.25	$6.88 CN¥45.90	+3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 ₱121.69	$1.70 CN¥11.33	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.48 CN¥9.86
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.99 CN¥6.63
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.77 CN¥5.14
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.90 CN¥6.03
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.77 CN¥5.13
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.36 CN¥2.39
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.43 CN¥2.89
Average			-4.1%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Shanghai - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.88 ₱246.71	$4.96 CN¥33.13	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.83 CN¥199.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,374.76 CN¥129K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.55 ₱162.25	$5.67 CN¥37.83	+122.2%
Average			+44.7%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Shanghai - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.74 ₱1,064.77	$10.55 CN¥70.41	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.52 ₱8,112.54	$1,036.96 CN¥6,920.65	+713.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.70 ₱5,070.33	$588.71 CN¥3,929.04	+638.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.66 ₱6,785.30	$44.06 CN¥294.03	-58.7%
Average			+340.4%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Shanghai - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,413.50 CN¥9,433.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$27,686.22 CN¥185K

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 ₱91.27	$1.19 CN¥7.96	-16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.23 ₱141.97	$3.35 CN¥22.36	+50.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 ₱162.25	$3.73 CN¥24.89	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.95 ₱1,905.21	$65.69 CN¥438.41	+119.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 ₱468.84	$8.95 CN¥59.73	+21.4%
Average			+38.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$54.37 CN¥362.87
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.09 CN¥247.57
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$75.49 CN¥503.82
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$105.70 CN¥705.47

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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