Cost of living comparison
France is 2.0 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in France instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.83
|
$15.92
€14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.77
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.23
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 90.2% more for groceries
Beijing
|
France
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.27
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.02
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.59
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.55
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.36
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.88
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.70
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.26
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.14
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.64
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.50
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.26
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥248.57
|
$51.68
€48.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥149,139.96
|
$31,564.23
€29,448.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.61
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 87.1% more for housing
Beijing
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥97.56
|
$30.98
€28.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,961.86
|
$779.01
€726.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,033.69
|
$611.60
€570.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥302.75
|
$139.72
€130.36
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Beijing
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,005.38
|
$707.64
€660.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥181,322.79
|
$9,850.44
€9,190.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.94
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.79
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.86
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥446.26
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.66
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Beijing
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥470.74
|
$92.28
€86.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥252.79
|
$37.39
€34.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥612.42
|
$93.47
€87.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥808.25
|
$126.59
€118.11
|
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