Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Spain

Sevilla vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sevilla is 33.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Sevilla
Groceries: pay 35.9% more in Sevilla
Transportation: pay 49.6% more in Sevilla
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Sevilla
Childcare: pay 47.3% less in Sevilla
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Sevilla
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Sevilla

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Sevilla are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sevilla.

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Sevilla vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sevilla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.95	$13.44 €11.99	+200.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.94	$8.96 €8.00	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.49	$2.09 €1.87	+300.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.82	$1.57 €1.40	+475.6%
Average			+171.2%

Beijing vs. Sevilla - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.9% more for groceries

	Beijing	Sevilla
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.56	$1.63 €1.46	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.29	$6.76 €6.03	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.89	$4.27 €3.82	-33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.53	$3.29 €2.93	+62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.81	$3.77 €3.37	+157.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.25	$1.08 €0.97	+15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.28	$0.92 €0.82	+16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.21	$0.83 €0.74	-10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.76	$1.15 €1.03	+61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.15	$0.83 €0.74	+157.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.66	$0.94 €0.84	+136.1%
Average			+35.9%

Beijing vs. Sevilla - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Sevilla
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.20	$6.77 €6.04	+36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥229.59	$39.53 €35.28	+15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$35,271.67 €31,484.13	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.34	$10.30 €9.20	+120.0%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Sevilla
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.50	$32.77 €29.25	+129.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,268.85	$930.98 €831.01	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,553.68	$672.03 €599.86	+26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥297.74	$90.29 €80.59	+102.9%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 47.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Sevilla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,372.25	$551.47 €492.25	-15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	$7,998.83 €7,139.90	-67.1%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sevilla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.99	$2.99 €2.67	+150.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.09	$1.89 €1.69	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥28.95	$6.52 €5.82	+50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥277.40	$40.19 €35.87	-3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥49.91	$7.84 €7.00	+5.1%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Sevilla
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥472.16	$89.17 €79.59	+26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥270.44	$39.36 €35.14	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥582.17	$95.29 €85.06	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥839.26	$113.41 €101.23	-9.6%
Average			+5.1%

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