Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.3 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Castries, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$5.82
CN¥42.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Castries
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$2.04
CN¥14.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$6.63
CN¥48.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$7.67
CN¥55.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Castries
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.79
CN¥34.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.66
CN¥316.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,321.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.53
CN¥40.07
|
|
pay 55.8% more for housing
Castries
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$20.10
CN¥145.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,368.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$634.84
CN¥4,599.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$44.96
CN¥325.73
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$951.31
CN¥6,892.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,211.01
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.46
CN¥10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$4.37
CN¥31.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$58.33
CN¥422.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$10.12
CN¥73.29
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Castries
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$69.18
CN¥501.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$43.88
CN¥317.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$89.48
CN¥648.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$124.62
CN¥902.97
|
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