Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 6.2% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Austria
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Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.20
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.15
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.48
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.51
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Beijing
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.86
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.99
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.98
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.70
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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