Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 8.2% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
|
pay 72.8% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
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