Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 5.9% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Athens, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.98
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Athens
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.42
|
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Athens
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.15
|
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.31
|
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.31
|
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Athens
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€587.92
|
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€497.07
|
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Athens
|
Beijing
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€450.54
|
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€43.40
|
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.09
|
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Athens
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€108.87
|
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
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