Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 59.2% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 92.9% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$7.57
¥1,170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$5.30
¥819
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.88
¥136
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$7.12
¥1,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$5.46
¥844
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$2.04
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$3.81
¥589
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$3.30
¥511
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$3.33
¥514
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$2.26
¥349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$2.29
¥354
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$1.79
¥276
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$4.77
¥737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$75.67
¥11,700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$28.75
¥4,446
|
|
pay 71.7% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$671.52
¥103,834
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$616.16
¥95,274
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$4.16
¥644
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$3.54
¥548
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$4.54
¥702
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$72.81
¥11,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$13.62
¥2,106
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$103.70
¥16,035
|
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