Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

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China

Shanghai vs. Trencin Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 9.5% cheaper than Trencin.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% less in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 13.0% less in Shanghai
Housing: pay 6.5% less in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Shanghai

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Shanghai are more expensive than in Trencin. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Shanghai. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Shanghai.

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Shanghai vs. Trencin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.1% less for restaurants

	Trencin	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.08 €8.97	$4.47 CN¥29.94	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.40 €7.47	$5.22 CN¥34.93	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.78	$0.60 CN¥4.01	-70.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.37 CN¥2.47	-72.0%
Average			-54.1%

Trencin vs. Shanghai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Trencin	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 €1.35	$1.98 CN¥13.22	+30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.29 €5.60	$8.60 CN¥57.52	+36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.04 €3.59	$6.88 CN¥46.02	+70.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 €3.44	$1.70 CN¥11.36	-56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 €3.06	$1.48 CN¥9.89	-57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.99 CN¥6.65	+28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.75	$0.77 CN¥5.16	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$0.90 CN¥6.05	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$0.77 CN¥5.15	-49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.36 CN¥2.40	-40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.45	$0.43 CN¥2.90	-14.7%
Average			-16.1%

Trencin vs. Shanghai - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.0% less for transportation

	Trencin	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.05 €6.27	$4.96 CN¥33.21	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.80 €14.95	$29.83 CN¥199.59	+77.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,078.64 €23,210.93	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.53 €10.27	$5.67 CN¥37.92	-50.9%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 6.5% less for housing

	Trencin	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.21 €17.99	$10.55 CN¥70.59	-47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$657.84 €585.51	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.87 €498.30	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.81 €190.30	$44.06 CN¥294.77	-79.4%
Average			-6.5%

Trencin vs. Shanghai - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Trencin	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.02 €362.27	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	+247.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,575.90 €9,412.93	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	+161.8%
Average			+201.5%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Trencin	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 €1.99	$1.19 CN¥7.98	-46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 €2.25	$3.35 CN¥22.41	+32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$3.73 CN¥24.95	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.19 €34.88	$65.69 CN¥439.52	+67.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 €6.98	$8.95 CN¥59.88	+14.2%
Average			+3.4%

Trencin vs. Shanghai - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Trencin	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.20 €62.48	$54.37 CN¥363.79	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.69 €27.32	$37.09 CN¥248.19	+20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.97 €72.96	$75.49 CN¥505.08	-7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.58 €79.73	$105.70 CN¥707.25	+18.0%
Average			+0.4%

Trencin vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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