Cost of living comparison

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Sion vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sion is 3.9 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 9.1 times more in Sion
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Sion
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in Sion
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Sion
Childcare: pay 45.8% more in Sion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Sion
Clothing: pay 96.7% more in Sion

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

Sion vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$30.66 CHF24.65	+628.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$18.14 CHF14.59	+269.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$5.32 CHF4.28	+1008.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$4.38 CHF3.52	+1326.7%
Average			+808.5%

Beijing vs. Sion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Sion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$3.85 CHF3.10	+125.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$14.18 CHF11.40	+89.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$6.95 CHF5.58	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$6.19 CHF4.98	+248.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$10.93 CHF8.79	+613.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.61 CHF1.29	+63.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$1.22 CHF0.98	+58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.68 CHF1.35	+110.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$2.86 CHF2.30	+374.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.48 CHF1.19	+323.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.34 CHF1.08	+224.4%
Average			+203.4%

Beijing vs. Sion - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Sion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$8.38 CHF6.73	+98.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$187.69 CHF150.89	+495.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$41,041.86 CHF32,994.66	+125.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$44.30 CHF35.61	+857.4%
Average			+394.1%

Beijing vs. Sion - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Beijing	Sion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$59.97 CHF48.21	+363.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$1,126.15 CHF905.34	+20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$1,001.02 CHF804.75	+98.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$219.01 CHF176.07	+457.8%
Average			+235.1%

Beijing vs. Sion - Cost of housing

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pay 45.8% more for childcare

	Beijing	Sion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$1,001.02 CHF804.75	+40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$35,035.74 CHF28,166.17	+50.7%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$7.51 CHF6.04	+569.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$4.75 CHF3.82	+63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$11.26 CHF9.05	+167.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$141.24 CHF113.54	+144.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$23.15 CHF18.61	+175.2%
Average			+224.1%

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pay 96.7% more for clothing

	Beijing	Sion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$143.69 CHF115.51	+130.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$62.56 CHF50.29	+72.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$162.67 CHF130.77	+99.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$195.20 CHF156.93	+85.0%
Average			+96.7%

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