Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.2 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,579
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$20,965
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,423
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,863
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,280
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,250
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$13,951
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,684
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$6,836
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,709
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,431
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,839
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,924
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,523
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,366
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 49.4% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$7,979
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$118,244
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$50,316,664
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$47,801
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 94.1% more for housing
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$75,669
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,297,498
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$965,636
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$202,742
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$724,360
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$19,551,618
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,774
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,590
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,128
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$71,094
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$14,843
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 56.3% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$177,548
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$111,551
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$275,472
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$234,452
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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