Cost of living comparison
China is 45.6% cheaper than Bath.
If you lived in China instead of Bath, you would:
pay 70.1% less for restaurants
Bath
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China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
£6.66
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
£1.85
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Bath
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China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
£4.19
|
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
£2.44
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
£3.13
|
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.98
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
£1.05
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.44
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
Bath
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
£5.58
|
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$102.16
£80.41
|
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£25,810.04
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.35
£13.66
|
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
|
pay 75.3% less for housing
Bath
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.14
£29.23
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.30
£1,058.87
|
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$819.79
£645.25
|
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.80
£197.40
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
|
pay 24.0% less for childcare
Bath
|
China
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,471.42
£1,158.14
|
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
£11,912.33
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bath
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.05
£4.76
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
£3.02
|
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.61
£39.05
|
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£9.93
|
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Bath
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China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.18
£62.32
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
£21.09
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.02
£76.36
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.38
£82.16
|
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
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