Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.8 times more expensive than Nanjing.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Nanjing, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Nanjing
|
United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
CN¥20.02
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
CN¥3.12
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
CN¥1.92
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
Nanjing
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
CN¥15.01
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
CN¥27.52
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.70
CN¥70.09
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
CN¥12.16
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
CN¥10.12
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
CN¥6.10
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.83
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
CN¥5.60
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CN¥4.31
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CN¥3.34
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.66
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
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pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Nanjing
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
CN¥32.67
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.70
CN¥200.17
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,696.51
CN¥135,114.05
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
CN¥35.03
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Nanjing
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
CN¥91.74
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.48
CN¥3,219.34
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$276.98
CN¥2,001.66
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.21
CN¥239.99
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 76.4% more for childcare
Nanjing
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.34
CN¥3,753.15
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,081.81
CN¥166,805.29
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Nanjing
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
CN¥5.00
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
CN¥23.28
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.06
CN¥166.67
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Nanjing
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.74
CN¥337.78
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.44
CN¥219.98
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.69
CN¥525.31
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.78
CN¥475.40
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
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