{
  "name": "CostCompass cost-of-living prices",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "CostCompass",
    "url": "https://costcompass.net"
  },
  "license": {
    "id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "attribution": "Source: CostCompass (https://costcompass.net)",
  "documentation": "https://costcompass.net/data",
  "methodology": "https://costcompass.net/methodology",
  "generated": "2026-10-14T02:15:39.269Z",
  "observedFrom": "2026-09-16",
  "observedTo": "2026-10-14",
  "currency": "USD",
  "inclusionRule": "A price is included only when every source behind it is a live scraper (API, HTML or browser) and the newest observation is at most 60 days old. Prices backed by a static table, an unidentified source, or — for restaurant and café fields — a food-delivery app are shown on the website but withheld here. A missing price means no qualifying source produced one; nothing is estimated or filled in.",
  "city": {
    "slug": "shanghai",
    "name": "Shanghai",
    "country": {
      "name": "China",
      "code": "CN",
      "currency": "CNY"
    },
    "region": "Asia",
    "latitude": 31.2304,
    "longitude": 121.4737,
    "page": "https://costcompass.net/living/cities/shanghai",
    "data": "https://costcompass.net/data/cities/shanghai.json",
    "attribution": "Source: CostCompass, cost of living in Shanghai (https://costcompass.net/living/cities/shanghai)",
    "citation": "CostCompass (2026). Cost of living in Shanghai, China. Data as of 2026-10-14. https://costcompass.net/living/cities/shanghai. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.",
    "lastObserved": "2026-10-13"
  },
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      "name": "1BR Apartment (city-wide)",
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      "unit": "month",
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      "maxUSD": 794.14,
      "observations": 1,
      "firstObserved": "2026-10-07",
      "lastObserved": "2026-10-07",
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        "Asian property portals (per-listing)"
      ],
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        "https://sh.lianjia.com/zufang/"
      ]
    },
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      "unit": "month",
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      "observations": 1,
      "firstObserved": "2026-10-07",
      "lastObserved": "2026-10-07",
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        "Asian property portals (per-listing)"
      ],
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        "https://sh.lianjia.com/zufang/"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "Gasoline (1 liter)",
      "category": "transportation",
      "unit": "liter",
      "priceUSD": 1.28,
      "minUSD": 1.28,
      "maxUSD": 1.28,
      "observations": 1,
      "firstObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "sources": [
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "entertainment_fitness_monthly",
      "name": "Fitness Club (Monthly)",
      "category": "entertainment",
      "unit": "month",
      "priceUSD": 44.8,
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      "observations": 1,
      "firstObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "sources": [
        "Gym Chains"
      ],
      "evidence": [
        "https://www.anytimefitness.cn/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "clothing_running_shoes",
      "name": "Running Shoes (Nike, Adidas)",
      "category": "clothing",
      "unit": "pair",
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      "firstObserved": "2026-10-13",
      "lastObserved": "2026-10-13",
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        "Nike.com (live)"
      ],
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        "https://www.nike.com.cn/t/pegasus-42-耐克飞马男子公路跑步鞋宽版-SqvxaAkL/IR1228-001"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}