Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 18.2% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
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