Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 91.7% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.23
|
$16.08
€15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.31
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.39
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.92
|
$6.92
€6.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.92
|
$4.41
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.59
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.09
|
$3.78
€3.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.15
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.42
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.22
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 94.9% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.57
|
$6.79
€6.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥241.84
|
$42.87
€40.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥151,150.06
|
$35,759.38
€33,805.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.25
|
$14.90
€14.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.20
|
$31.85
€30.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,733.90
|
$1,468.90
€1,388.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,566.12
|
$1,074.71
€1,015.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥304.44
|
$130.03
€122.93
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,529.00
|
$567.57
€536.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥165,929.17
|
$10,069.47
€9,519.25
|
|
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.06
|
$3.75
€3.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.09
|
$2.59
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.19
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥474.02
|
$43.11
€40.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.46
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥453.72
|
$90.50
€85.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥251.19
|
$37.21
€35.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥604.34
|
$97.88
€92.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥779.47
|
$121.40
€114.76
|
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