Cost of living comparison
Austria is 79.0% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Austria instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.42
|
$15.13
€13.90
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥41.89
|
$9.01
€8.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$2.84
€2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.40
|
$2.40
€2.20
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Austria
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.68
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.72
|
$7.30
€6.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.19
|
$5.02
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.61
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.95
|
$5.30
€4.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.20
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.96
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.05
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.07
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.48
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.49
|
$7.22
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥314.20
|
$48.12
€44.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,118.85
|
$25,940.65
€23,820.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.80
|
$19.81
€18.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥144.61
|
$37.53
€34.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,310.88
|
$743.38
€682.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,568.21
|
$621.91
€571.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥323.50
|
$222.11
€203.96
|
|
pay 63.3% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,845.56
|
$416.59
€382.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥199,830.84
|
$8,210.34
€7,539.15
|
|
pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.47
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.48
|
$3.32
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.42
|
$6.20
€5.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥419.72
|
$41.56
€38.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥72.79
|
$12.77
€11.72
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥497.79
|
$75.76
€69.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥315.77
|
$38.64
€35.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥643.88
|
$85.33
€78.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥896.78
|
$110.53
€101.49
|
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