Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 38.2% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Beijing instead of George Town, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
George Town
|
Beijing
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
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pay 4.9% less for transportation
George Town
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
George Town
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
George Town
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
George Town
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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