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
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Beijing
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥30.88
|
$17.09
£13.45
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥41.17
|
$7.46
£5.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.36
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
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pay 8.9% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.43
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥46.90
|
$3.60
£2.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥54.24
|
$4.68
£3.68
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.38
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.72
|
$3.16
£2.49
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.08
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.53
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.84
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥4.96
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.02
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.42
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
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pay 90.6% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥33.89
|
$7.31
£5.76
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥308.78
|
$91.63
£72.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥171,116.01
|
$25,486.21
£20,069.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.11
|
$16.30
£12.83
|
|
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¥142.11
|
$37.72
£29.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,167.55
|
$1,053.04
£829.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,489.43
|
$836.18
£658.46
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥317.92
|
$183.29
£144.34
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,727.50
|
$1,186.33
£934.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥196,384.57
|
$16,551.73
£13,033.89
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.29
|
$4.95
£3.90
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥30.93
|
$3.59
£2.83
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥30.88
|
$14.82
£11.67
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥412.48
|
$41.78
£32.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥71.53
|
$11.97
£9.43
|
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pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥489.20
|
$73.74
£58.07
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥310.32
|
$38.00
£29.92
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥632.78
|
$79.51
£62.61
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥881.31
|
$80.83
£63.65
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