Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 2.6 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Alabama instead of China, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
China
|
Alabama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.75
|
$16.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.83
|
$10.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.56
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.18
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
China
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.57
|
$3.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.53
|
$5.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥49.87
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.60
|
$3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.20
|
$4.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
$2.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.17
|
$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.75
|
$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.81
|
$1.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.33
|
$1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.91
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
China
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.31
|
$3.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.36
|
$41.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥138,655.77
|
$31,723.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥28.90
|
$15.76
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
China
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.03
|
$63.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,387.06
|
$1,069.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,496.08
|
$836.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥294.15
|
$152.52
|
|
pay 55.7% more for childcare
China
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,342.14
|
$992.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,177.94
|
$17,515.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.93
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.30
|
$4.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.51
|
$7.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥301.05
|
$37.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.08
|
$11.05
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
China
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥350.61
|
$44.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥230.26
|
$37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥527.29
|
$79.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥549.16
|
$112.25
|
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