Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 70.3% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.42
|
$17.09
£13.42
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥41.89
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.40
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.68
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.72
|
$3.60
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.19
|
$4.68
£3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.61
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.95
|
$3.16
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.20
|
$1.05
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.96
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.05
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.07
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.48
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.49
|
$7.31
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥314.20
|
$91.63
£71.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,118.85
|
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.80
|
$16.30
£12.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥144.61
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,310.88
|
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,568.21
|
$836.18
£656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥323.50
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,845.56
|
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥199,830.84
|
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.47
|
$4.95
£3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.48
|
$3.59
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.42
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥419.72
|
$41.78
£32.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥72.79
|
$11.97
£9.40
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥497.79
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥315.77
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥643.88
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥896.78
|
$80.83
£63.49
|
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