COST OF LIVING IN SHANGHAI
Food and drink
Milk (1 liter) RMB 16
Cheese (500g) RMB 108
Dozen Eggs RMB 15
Apples (1kg) RMB 16
Tomato (1kg) RMB 8
Potato (1kg) RMB 6
Lettuce (1 head) RMB 7
White Bread RMB 15
Rice (1kg) RMB 7
Water (1.5 liter bottle) RMB 4
Imported Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) RMB 40 - 150
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) RMB 5.60
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) RMB 10
1 packet of cigarettes (Marlboro) RMB 18
Public transportation
City centre bus/train fare RMB 2
Taxi rate RMB 14 (first 2km) + 1 km RMB 3
High Speed Train from Shanghai to Hangzhou (45m): RMB 80
Eating out
local restaurant RMB 12 and up
International restaurant RMB 30 and up
Big Mac Meal RMB 26
Coca-Cola (330ml) RMB 3.50
Cappuccino RMB 30
Bottle of beer RMB 40
Other
Domestic Help (Hourly): 20 RMB
Massage (30 min): 60 RMB
Movie Ticket: 60 RMB
Mobile Phone Usage: 0.6 RMB/minute
Uncapped ADSL Internet per month 150 RMB
* Prices vary across China – these are average costs for Shanghai in April 2015
