Cost of living comparison
France is 2.6 times more expensive than Nanjing.
If you lived in France instead of Nanjing, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Nanjing
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
CN¥20.02
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
CN¥3.12
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
CN¥1.92
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 96.3% more for groceries
Nanjing
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
CN¥15.01
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
CN¥27.52
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.70
CN¥70.09
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
CN¥12.16
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
CN¥10.12
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
CN¥6.10
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.83
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
CN¥5.60
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CN¥4.31
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CN¥3.34
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.66
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nanjing
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
CN¥32.67
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.70
CN¥200.17
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,696.51
CN¥135,114.05
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
CN¥35.03
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Nanjing
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
CN¥91.74
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.48
CN¥3,219.34
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$276.98
CN¥2,001.66
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.21
CN¥239.99
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Nanjing
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.34
CN¥3,753.15
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,081.81
CN¥166,805.29
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nanjing
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
CN¥5.00
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
CN¥23.28
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.06
CN¥166.67
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Nanjing
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.74
CN¥337.78
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.44
CN¥219.98
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.69
CN¥525.31
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.78
CN¥475.40
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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