Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 44.8% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 77.4% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.50
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.79
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.08
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.72
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.93
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 76.5% less for housing
Monaco
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.74
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,314.56
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,400.05
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.33
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Beijing
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.01
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.08
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.55
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€485.53
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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