Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Ireland

Wexford vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Wexford is 86.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Wexford
Groceries: pay 54.3% more in Wexford
Transportation: pay 94.0% more in Wexford
Housing: pay 87.2% more in Wexford
Childcare: pay 54.3% more in Wexford
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Wexford
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Wexford

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Wexford are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wexford.

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Wexford vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wexford instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Wexford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.95	$19.60 €17.49	+337.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.94	$10.92 €9.75	+109.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.49	$2.71 €2.42	+418.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.82	$2.25 €2.01	+727.4%
Average			+266.5%

Beijing vs. Wexford - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Wexford
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.56	$2.32 €2.07	+34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.29	$4.90 €4.37	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.89	$4.87 €4.35	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.53	$4.29 €3.83	+112.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.81	$4.96 €4.43	+238.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.25	$1.02 €0.91	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.28	$0.96 €0.86	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.21	$1.39 €1.24	+50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.76	$1.72 €1.54	+142.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.15	$0.92 €0.82	+186.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.66	$0.68 €0.61	+72.0%
Average			+54.3%

Beijing vs. Wexford - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Wexford
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.20	$7.43 €6.63	+49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥229.59	$70.11 €62.58	+104.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$39,000.39 €34,812.45	+101.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.34	$17.69 €15.79	+277.8%
Average			+94.0%

Beijing vs. Wexford - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Wexford
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.50	$50.95 €45.48	+257.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,268.85	$1,269.03 €1,132.76	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,553.68	$1,194.38 €1,066.13	+124.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥297.74	$97.40 €86.94	+118.9%
Average			+87.2%

Beijing vs. Wexford - Cost of housing

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pay 54.3% more for childcare

	Beijing	Wexford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,372.25	$1,007.76 €899.55	+54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	??
Average			+54.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Wexford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.99	$6.72 €6.00	+463.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.09	$4.86 €4.34	+35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥28.95	$20.52 €18.32	+374.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥277.40	$41.99 €37.48	+1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥49.91	$16.80 €14.99	+125.2%
Average			+115.5%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Beijing	Wexford
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥472.16	$97.42 €86.96	+38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥270.44	$35.83 €31.98	-11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥582.17	$95.18 €84.96	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥839.26	$114.47 €102.18	-8.7%
Average			+5.2%

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