Cost of living comparison
London is 3.0 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in London instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 70.3% more for groceries
Beijing
|
London
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
London
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Beijing
|
London
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 88.8% more for childcare
Beijing
|
London
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
London
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Beijing
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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