Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.9 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.90
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.55
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.23
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.66
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.94
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.38
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.69
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.49
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.43
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.46
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.24
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.60
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.39
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.65
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.85
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,122,932.01
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹214.38
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹638.86
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,765.97
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,034.83
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,583.09
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,074.40
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,788.65
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹153.13
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.63
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹347.09
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,761.66
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹408.34
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,409.77
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,909.21
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,982.81
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,174.99
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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