Cost of living comparison
Italy is 52.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Italy instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
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Beijing
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.86
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.48
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.86
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.44
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
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pay 30.2% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.88
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.39
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.97
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.80
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.13
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.31
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.73
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.06
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.12
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.53
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
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pay 74.8% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.97
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥318.61
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥176,565.16
|
$25,887.08
€24,275.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.36
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 55.0% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥146.64
|
$30.75
€28.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,427.65
|
$608.10
€570.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,632.40
|
$488.80
€458.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥328.04
|
$151.72
€142.27
|
|
pay 58.6% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,941.74
|
$459.30
€430.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥202,638.39
|
$9,604.44
€9,006.56
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.62
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.92
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.86
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥425.61
|
$51.79
€48.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.81
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
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pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥504.78
|
$80.37
€75.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥320.21
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥652.93
|
$89.56
€83.98
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥909.38
|
$114.84
€107.69
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