Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.9% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.90
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.62
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.46
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.02
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.12
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€3.04
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.06
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.87
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.69
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€697.48
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€524.66
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€171.15
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 68.8% more for childcare
Bratislava
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€532.13
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,326.01
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.11
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€36.30
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€67.68
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€31.18
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€75.56
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€95.79
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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