Cost of living comparison

China

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Greece

Preveza vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Preveza is 39.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Preveza
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in Preveza
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Preveza
Housing: pay 19.4% more in Preveza
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Preveza
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% more in Preveza
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Preveza

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Preveza are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Preveza. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Preveza.

Preveza vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Preveza instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Preveza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$9.34 €8.11	+122.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.77	$7.01 €6.08	+42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.30	$2.26 €1.96	+370.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.58 €0.51	+90.2%
Average			+156.4%

Beijing vs. Preveza - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Preveza
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.75	$1.05 €0.91	-38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.40	$5.26 €4.56	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.71	$5.53 €4.80	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.23	$4.16 €3.61	+134.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.54	$4.33 €3.76	+182.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.76	$0.57 €0.49	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.30	$0.87 €0.75	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.51	$0.50 €0.44	-37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.14	$0.77 €0.67	+27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.49 €0.43	+40.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.84	$0.45 €0.39	+9.2%
Average			+22.1%

Beijing vs. Preveza - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Preveza
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.98	$7.66 €6.65	+81.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$28,030.34 €24,330.84	+53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.84	$12.85 €11.15	+177.7%
Average			+104.5%

Beijing vs. Preveza - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Beijing	Preveza
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.00	$23.94 €20.78	+85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,436.93	$408.78 €354.82	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,471.67	$306.58 €266.12	-39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.25	$73.68 €63.96	+87.7%
Average			+19.4%

Beijing vs. Preveza - Cost of housing

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Preveza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,891.98	$447.71 €388.62	-37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$5,606.07 €4,866.17	-75.9%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 48.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Preveza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.72	$3.50 €3.04	+212.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.97	$2.82 €2.45	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$5.37 €4.66	+27.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.07	$44.77 €38.86	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.90	$10.51 €9.12	+25.0%
Average			+48.0%

Beijing vs. Preveza - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Preveza
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥428.79	$56.45 €49.00	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.34	$38.93 €33.79	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥562.60	$56.94 €49.42	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥726.33	$66.18 €57.45	-37.3%
Average			-17.5%

Beijing vs. Preveza - Cost of clothing

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