Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 32.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.91
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.44
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 59.9% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.45
|
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.26
|
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
Dublin
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.14
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
Dublin
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.38
|
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.34
|
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
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