Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 2.2 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
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Beijing
|
Road Town
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.36
|
$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.14
|
$11.50
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
$2.10
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Road Town
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.11
|
$4.66
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.25
|
$9.00
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥52.74
|
$8.81
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.35
|
$5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.20
|
$4.54
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.78
|
$1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.61
|
$1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.16
|
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.08
|
$3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.60
|
$2.06
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.44
|
$1.64
|
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pay 6.5% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.76
|
$4.64
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥244.65
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥146,792.51
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.08
|
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pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.02
|
$125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,852.28
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,970.20
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥297.98
|
$124.65
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,910.85
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥178,468.79
|
$10,320.00
|
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pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.79
|
$4.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.37
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.47
|
$5.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥439.24
|
$120.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥58.72
|
$10.00
|
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pay 26.4% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Road Town
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥463.33
|
$47.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥248.81
|
$55.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥602.78
|
$130.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥795.53
|
$140.00
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