Cost of living comparison
Strasbourg is 3.0 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Strasbourg instead of China, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
China
|
Strasbourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.07
|
$16.24
€15.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.67
|
$11.91
€11.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$3.05
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
China
|
Strasbourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.93
|
$2.27
€2.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.39
|
$9.61
€8.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.95
|
$5.24
€4.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.97
|
$4.56
€4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.43
|
$7.37
€6.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.53
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.80
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.82
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
China
|
Strasbourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.26
|
$7.31
€6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.36
|
$48.73
€45.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,149.19
|
$35,083.37
€32,734.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.36
|
$16.59
€15.48
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
China
|
Strasbourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.49
|
$34.11
€31.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,436.16
|
$655.21
€611.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,515.98
|
$603.95
€563.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥288.59
|
$240.17
€224.09
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
China
|
Strasbourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,505.66
|
$1,299.58
€1,212.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,901.52
|
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Strasbourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.82
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.24
|
$3.31
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.34
|
$12.18
€11.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥305.20
|
$37.90
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.59
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
China
|
Strasbourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥353.63
|
$124.54
€116.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.57
|
$46.03
€42.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥533.83
|
$86.64
€80.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥557.36
|
$129.96
€121.26
|
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