Cost of living comparison
China is 22.4% cheaper than Regensburg.
If you lived in China instead of Regensburg, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Regensburg
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China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.32
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Regensburg
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China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
€1.98
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.85
€6.30
|
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.81
|
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
€3.37
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.85
€7.21
|
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.72
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
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pay 53.0% less for transportation
Regensburg
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China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.53
|
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.96
€21.10
|
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
Regensburg
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€47.73
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,014.40
€932.38
|
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.24
€746.57
|
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.59
€97.05
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Regensburg
|
China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.28
€159.27
|
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,797.51
€7,167.08
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Regensburg
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.40
€40.81
|
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
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pay 39.1% less for clothing
Regensburg
|
China
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.47
€89.59
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.71
€48.44
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.22
€74.66
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.53
€162.25
|
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
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