Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.0 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 65.8% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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