Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.3 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Luxembourg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$3.06
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$3.26
€3.06
|
|
pay 72.9% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$3.24
€3.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$10.86
€10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$5.35
€5.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$3.77
€3.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$5.60
€5.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$1.96
€1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$6.74
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$27,893.04
€26,159.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$31.06
€29.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$55.71
€52.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$1,774.61
€1,664.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$1,468.68
€1,377.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$204.06
€191.38
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$854.36
€801.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$18,641.72
€17,483.43
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$3.94
€3.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$47.17
€44.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
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pay 5.0% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$75.61
€70.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$39.58
€37.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$107.51
€100.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$124.74
€116.99
|
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