Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 63.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Kingstown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Beijing
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Beijing
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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