Cost of living comparison

compared to

France is 77.5% more expensive than Beijing.

If you lived in France instead of Beijing, you would:

pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

 
Beijing
France
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.37
CN¥31.42
$16.13
€14.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.82
CN¥41.89
$9.98
€9.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
CN¥3.81
$2.76
€2.54

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pay 58.0% more for groceries

 
Beijing
France
Bread
1 loaf
$2.04
CN¥14.68
$1.66
€1.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.63
CN¥47.72
$8.33
€7.65
Milk (1 gallon) $7.67
CN¥55.19
$4.25
€3.90

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pay 79.6% more for transportation

 
Beijing
France
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.79
CN¥34.49
$7.84
€7.20
Monthly public transit pass $43.66
CN¥314.20
$52.45
€48.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,196.95
CN¥174,118.85
$26,223.89
€24,080.09

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pay 54.1% more for housing

 
Beijing
France
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.10
CN¥144.61
$30.93
€28.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,154.95
CN¥8,310.88
$760.64
€698.46
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $634.84
CN¥4,568.21
$610.71
€560.79

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pay 44.2% less for childcare

 
Beijing
France
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $951.31
CN¥6,845.56
$674.24
€619.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,770.10
CN¥199,830.84
$11,309.03
€10,384.51

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pay 85.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Beijing
France
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.46
CN¥10.47
$6.24
€5.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.37
CN¥31.48
$2.93
€2.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.37
CN¥31.42
$11.11
€10.20

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

 
Beijing
France
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$69.18
CN¥497.79
$85.18
€78.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.88
CN¥315.77
$38.90
€35.72
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.48
CN¥643.88
$90.98
€83.54

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