Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 51.8% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.37
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.43
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.46
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.68
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 31.9% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.69
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.65
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.70
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.32
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.98
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.73
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.21
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.56
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.45
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.47
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$258.55
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$121,462.27
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$46.00
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$109.77
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,969.16
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,142.28
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$336.45
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,963.64
|
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,842.56
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.12
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.30
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.15
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$122.37
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.46
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 40.9% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$235.49
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$232.70
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$388.91
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$320.36
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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