Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 37.7% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Paris, you would:
pay 78.1% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.92
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.38
|
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.61
|
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.72
|
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.70
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,343.90
|
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€987.57
|
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.00
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
Paris
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.61
|
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,152.62
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.89
|
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.85
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.79
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.15
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.38
|
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
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