Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.9 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Saint Helier
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$37.84
£29.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.45
|
$8.83
£6.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$2.84
£2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$2.29
£1.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Beijing
|
Saint Helier
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$2.03
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.62
|
$5.49
£4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.15
|
$7.51
£5.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$5.04
£3.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$5.39
£4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$1.95
£1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.86
£0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$1.80
£1.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$1.43
£1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.92
£0.71
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.00
|
$7.04
£5.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.55
|
$65.58
£50.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,933.00
|
$30,458.39
£23,500.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.33
|
$41.21
£31.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.77
|
$64.32
£49.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,905.52
|
$1,860.29
£1,435.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.05
|
$1,686.88
£1,301.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.30
|
$108.19
£83.48
|
|
pay 56.8% more for childcare
Beijing
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,956.78
|
$2,002.18
£1,544.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,855.38
|
$18,733.28
£14,453.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$6.94
£5.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$4.76
£3.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$12.93
£9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.65
|
$76.30
£58.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.17
|
$16.40
£12.65
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Saint Helier
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥466.93
|
$94.59
£72.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.74
|
$54.23
£41.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.47
|
$99.32
£76.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.71
|
$122.97
£94.88
|
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