Cost of living comparison
China is 13.5% cheaper than Alicante.
If you lived in China instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Alicante
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China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.07
€8.47
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Alicante
|
China
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.34
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
€5.56
|
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.55
|
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Alicante
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.95
€6.49
|
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,310.83
€26,445.31
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
€14.13
|
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Alicante
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.14
€33.76
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$702.27
€656.00
|
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.86
€573.41
|
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.61
€108.93
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
|
pay 95.8% more for childcare
Alicante
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$307.85
€287.56
|
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,951.82
€6,493.74
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Alicante
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
€1.88
|
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
€5.21
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.72
€39.91
|
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Alicante
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
€72.35
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.53
€31.32
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.59
€70.61
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.46
€77.03
|
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
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