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
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Austria
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.10
|
$4.37
CN¥30.85
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.40
|
$5.82
CN¥41.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.33
CN¥2.36
|
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pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$2.04
CN¥14.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.80
|
$6.63
CN¥46.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.68
|
$7.67
CN¥54.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
$1.89
CN¥13.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.93
|
$1.80
CN¥12.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.00
CN¥7.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.92
CN¥6.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.97
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.70
CN¥4.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.43
CN¥3.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.48
CN¥3.42
|
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pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.73
|
$4.79
CN¥33.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.84
|
$43.66
CN¥308.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,172.79
|
$24,196.95
CN¥170,944.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.46
|
$5.53
CN¥39.07
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.98
|
$20.10
CN¥141.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€692.72
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,159.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€579.53
|
$634.84
CN¥4,484.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.98
|
$44.96
CN¥317.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€388.20
|
$951.31
CN¥6,720.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,650.81
|
$27,770.10
CN¥196,187.40
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$1.46
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$4.37
CN¥30.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
$4.37
CN¥30.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.73
|
$58.33
CN¥412.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.90
|
$10.12
CN¥71.46
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.60
|
$69.18
CN¥488.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.01
|
$43.88
CN¥310.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.51
|
$89.48
CN¥632.14
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.99
|
$124.62
CN¥880.43
|
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