Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.7 times more expensive than Rosario.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Rosario, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Rosario
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
ARS5,085.15
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ARS486.60
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 92.1% more for groceries
Rosario
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
ARS542.49
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,967.01
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
ARS2,524.14
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
ARS861.34
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
ARS278.38
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Rosario
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.13
ARS2,743.59
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ARS8,767.50
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,000.00
ARS21,042,000.00
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.60
ARS4,033.05
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Rosario
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
ARS18,393.52
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.51
ARS130,202.63
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.20
ARS94,861.65
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.23
ARS22,995.71
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Rosario
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.67
ARS128,590.00
|
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Rosario
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
ARS955.66
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.08
ARS948.64
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.20
ARS15,080.10
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
ARS2,630.25
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 53.4% more for clothing
Rosario
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.89
ARS32,341.42
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
ARS20,603.62
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.00
ARS70,140.00
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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