Cost of living comparison
Faro is 82.6% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Faro instead of China, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
China
|
Faro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.07
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.67
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
China
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.93
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.39
|
$6.23
€5.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.95
|
$3.96
€3.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.97
|
$2.70
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.43
|
$3.19
€2.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.53
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.80
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.82
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
China
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.26
|
$6.83
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.36
|
$25.99
€24.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,149.19
|
$46,026.95
€42,945.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.36
|
$12.24
€11.42
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
China
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.49
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,436.16
|
$961.15
€896.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,515.98
|
$812.24
€757.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥288.59
|
$104.90
€97.88
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
China
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,505.66
|
$438.61
€409.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,901.52
|
$11,696.26
€10,913.23
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.82
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.24
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.34
|
$5.47
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥305.20
|
$36.82
€34.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.59
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
China
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥353.63
|
$44.40
€41.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.57
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥533.83
|
$70.39
€65.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥557.36
|
$63.17
€58.94
|
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