Cost of living comparison
Greece is 31.7% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Greece instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 62.4% more for housing
Beijing
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Greece
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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