Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 39.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
Beijing
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
Beijing
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
Beijing
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Beijing
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Beijing
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
|
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