Cost of living comparison
Nanjing is 15.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Nanjing instead of Italy, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
Italy
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Nanjing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.63
|
$2.77
CN¥20.07
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.41
|
$4.15
CN¥30.11
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.32
|
$0.43
CN¥3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.27
CN¥1.93
|
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pay 24.4% less for groceries
Italy
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Nanjing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.90
|
$2.08
CN¥15.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.31
|
$3.81
CN¥27.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.17
|
$9.70
CN¥70.28
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.15
|
$1.68
CN¥12.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.64
|
$1.40
CN¥10.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.84
CN¥6.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.67
CN¥4.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.77
CN¥5.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.60
CN¥4.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.46
CN¥3.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.51
CN¥3.67
|
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pay 43.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Nanjing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.78
|
$4.52
CN¥32.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.38
|
$27.70
CN¥200.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,969.77
|
$18,696.51
CN¥135,474.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.09
|
$4.85
CN¥35.12
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Italy
|
Nanjing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.63
|
$12.70
CN¥91.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€611.29
|
$445.48
CN¥3,227.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€467.17
|
$276.98
CN¥2,007.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.11
|
$33.21
CN¥240.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Nanjing
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€480.49
|
$519.34
CN¥3,763.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,896.84
|
$23,081.81
CN¥167,250.77
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Nanjing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.60
|
$0.69
CN¥5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$3.22
CN¥23.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.70
|
$3.46
CN¥25.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.50
|
$23.06
CN¥167.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.80
|
$5.54
CN¥40.14
|
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pay 26.6% less for clothing
Italy
|
Nanjing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.01
|
$46.74
CN¥338.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.51
|
$30.44
CN¥220.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.78
|
$72.69
CN¥526.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.88
|
$65.78
CN¥476.67
|
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