Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. China
  3. Beijing
  4. United States
  5. Comparison
CNY
COMPARED TO
USD

United States is 91.9% more expensive than Beijing.

If you lived in United States instead of Beijing, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.23
CN¥28.69
$13.96 +230.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.93
CN¥33.47
$7.62 +54.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
CN¥3.48
$1.89 +268.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.34
CN¥2.32
$1.53 +345.1%
Average +224.6%
Beijing vs. United States - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.2 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.89
CN¥12.82
$2.71 +43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.63
CN¥58.52
$5.53 -35.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.01
CN¥47.51
$3.25 -53.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.86
CN¥12.60
$2.39 +28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.50
CN¥10.15
$4.11 +175.0%
Apples (1 lb) $0.87
CN¥5.87
$2.12 +144.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.63
CN¥4.30
$0.75 +18.4%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.84
CN¥5.67
$1.91 +128.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.51
CN¥3.43
$1.93 +282.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.36
CN¥2.41
$1.25 +251.1%
Onions (1 lb) $0.33
CN¥2.24
$1.28 +289.7%
Average +115.6%
Beijing vs. United States - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 94.8% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.86
CN¥26.15
$2.78 -27.9%
Monthly public transit pass $28.20
CN¥191.26
$63.20 +124.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,739.72
CN¥133,882.66
$22,884.28 +15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.43
CN¥30.03
$16.24 +266.9%
Average +94.8%
Beijing vs. United States - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.6 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.93
CN¥94.45
$66.60 +378.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,028.53
CN¥6,975.93
$1,219.93 +18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $608.78
CN¥4,128.99
$1,023.89 +68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $47.05
CN¥319.12
$126.32 +168.5%
Average +158.4%
Beijing vs. United States - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 4.7% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $716.31
CN¥4,858.30
$892.01 +24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,192.79
CN¥150,520.35
$14,670.22 -33.9%
Average -4.7%
Beijing vs. United States - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.11
CN¥14.34
$4.57 +116.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.37
CN¥29.61
$4.20 -3.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.82
CN¥19.13
$7.61 +170.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $48.61
CN¥329.71
$39.75 -18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.40
CN¥50.21
$11.82 +59.7%
Average +64.8%
Beijing vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 10.0% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $67.41
CN¥457.22
$44.12 -34.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.81
CN¥242.90
$36.26 +1.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $76.44
CN¥518.47
$75.91 -0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $103.20
CN¥699.94
$97.00 -6.0%
Average -10.0%
Beijing vs. United States - Cost of clothing
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