Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.6 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,032
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,404
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,941
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,911
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,416
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,276
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,081
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,436
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 71.8% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲179,038
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,947,109
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,201,963
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲324,743
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,295
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,149
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲201,989
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,474
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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