Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 17.2% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$6.83
CN¥49.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$7.46
CN¥53.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Beijing
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$4.35
CN¥31.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
$4.68
CN¥33.83
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$13.59
CN¥98.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$969.73
CN¥7,007.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$561.86
CN¥4,060.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$42.17
CN¥304.75
|
|
pay 58.2% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
$836.50
CN¥6,045.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,522.49
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$3.73
CN¥26.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$62.16
CN¥449.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
$65.57
CN¥473.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
$35.21
CN¥254.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
$85.31
CN¥616.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
$112.58
CN¥813.60
|
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