Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.9 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Washington instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.51
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.34
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Beijing
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.16
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.49
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.01
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.25
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.92
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥245.89
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,532.06
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.24
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Washington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.51
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,886.80
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,990.20
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥299.48
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Beijing
|
Washington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,940.63
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,367.93
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.50
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.59
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥441.45
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.01
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 36.7% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Washington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥465.66
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.06
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥605.82
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥799.53
|
$173.48
|
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