Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 97.1% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 97.7% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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