Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 5.4% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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