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darkstar1

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Q: How expensive is Shanghai compared to other Chinese cities?

I'm thinking of popping down to Shanghai for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, and am just wondering how pricey it is. I'm currently in Beijing, which isn't cheap by any means (save for transport and hole in the wall restaurants etc). I've heard all kinds of people say that Shanghai is almost on par with some European cities in terms of price (though I'm not sure if it's that dear). What are your experiences?

11 years 1 week ago in Money & Banking - China

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thejudge

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If you're eating Brie and caviar every night, yeah, it's on par with European cities. If you stay away from foreigner-heavy areas and restaurants, you'll probably be okay.

But it is more expensive than pretty much any other Chinese city too. Especially taxis and subway rides.

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11 years 1 week ago

LAR

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Shanghai is very expensive. I agree with the comments by thejudge.

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11 years 1 week ago

99Silva

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Wasn't shanghai voted as one of the top 10 most expensive places to live. Yeah, so there you go! Go with the statistics first. And from what I know riding the subway is ridiculously expensive and then you add that to all the other pricey things, places that you will find and you got yourself an expensive city!

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