Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 7.1% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
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Bridgetown
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Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$4.15
CN¥29.29
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$5.54
CN¥39.05
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
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pay 55.4% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$6.83
CN¥48.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$7.46
CN¥52.62
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$1.75
CN¥12.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
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pay 36.3% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$4.35
CN¥30.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$34.62
CN¥244.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$20,773.90
CN¥146,447.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$4.68
CN¥33.00
|
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pay 5.4% less for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$13.59
CN¥95.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$969.73
CN¥6,836.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$561.86
CN¥3,960.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$42.17
CN¥297.28
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$836.50
CN¥5,896.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,049.53
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$1.38
CN¥9.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$3.73
CN¥26.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$3.46
CN¥24.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$62.16
CN¥438.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$8.31
CN¥58.58
|
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pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$65.57
CN¥462.24
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$35.21
CN¥248.22
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$85.31
CN¥601.37
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$112.58
CN¥793.66
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