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Foods in United States
is
more expensive than
Shanghai
Electricity
is the largest difference
in the living cost comparision between United States & Shanghai
Electricity
is
cheaper than
Shanghai
| USD | Local currency | ||||
| Travel Price | United States | Shanghai | Change | United States | Shanghai ¥ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 0.921 | 0.309 |
66%
|
0.911 | 1.867 ¥ |
| Budget hotel | 154.985 | 90.173 |
42%
|
153.450 | 544.613 ¥ |
| Mid-Range Hotel | 180.982 | 144.299 |
20%
|
179.190 | 871.516 ¥ |
| Luxury Hotel | 288.971 | 218.160 |
25%
|
286.110 | 1,317.613 ¥ |
| Fuel | 0.855 | 1.142 |
34%
|
0.846 | 6.896 ¥ |
| USD | Local currency | ||||
| Foods | United States | Shanghai | Change | United States | Shanghai ¥ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical Meal | 9.363 | 3.056 |
67%
|
9.270 | 18.459 ¥ |
| Fast Food (McDonalds/KFC) | 3.349 | 2.091 |
38%
|
3.316 | 12.627 ¥ |
| Egg | 1.789 | 1.063 |
41%
|
1.771 | 6.422 ¥ |
| Rice | 1.438 | 1.151 |
20%
|
1.424 | 6.949 ¥ |
| Potato | 2.298 | 0.343 |
85%
|
2.275 | 2.071 ¥ |
| Tomato | 6.504 | 1.336 |
79%
|
6.440 | 8.070 ¥ |
| Flour | 4.152 | 1.357 |
67%
|
4.111 | 8.198 ¥ |
| Banana | 2.974 | 1.400 |
53%
|
2.945 | 8.455 ¥ |
| Sugar | 2.589 | 1.501 |
42%
|
2.563 | 9.067 ¥ |
| Apple | 4.000 | 1.854 |
54%
|
3.960 | 11.200 ¥ |
| Orange | 4.311 | 2.540 |
41%
|
4.268 | 15.339 ¥ |
| USD | Local currency | ||||
| Drinks | United States | Shanghai | Change | United States | Shanghai ¥ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1.500 | 1.862 |
24%
|
1.485 | 11.244 ¥ |
| Coca/Pepsi | 1.672 | 0.858 |
49%
|
1.655 | 5.185 ¥ |
| Beer | 6.333 | 4.141 |
35%
|
6.270 | 25.010 ¥ |
| Bottle of Water | 1.737 | 0.327 |
81%
|
1.720 | 1.973 ¥ |
| A Cup of Coffee (Regular) | 3.363 | 4.177 |
24%
|
3.330 | 25.230 ¥ |
| USD | Local currency | ||||
| Others | United States | Shanghai | Change | United States | Shanghai ¥ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarette | 5.909 | 2.326 |
61%
|
5.850 | 14.048 ¥ |
| Electricity | 0.069 | 0.094 |
36%
|
0.069 | 0.567 ¥ |
| Car (Toyota/Honda Sedan) | 16412.500 | 14411.892 |
12%
|
16,250.000 | 87,042.976 ¥ |
| Condom | 1.050 | 0.270 |
74%
|
1.040 | 1.629 ¥ |
| Movie Ticket | 9.757 |
%
|
¥ | ||
United States - Shanghai Price Comparison Chart
The Cost of living in United States compared to Shanghai shows that in United States sometimes you would pay 215 USD (1,310 CNY) more than the China same items.
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