Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 45.2% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of China, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
China
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$1.12
€1.06
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
China
|
Slovakia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$5.43
€5.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
$3.30
€3.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.52
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
China
|
Slovakia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
$6.62
€6.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
$23.13
€21.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
$20,325.40
€19,070.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
$11.42
€10.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
China
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
$20.68
€19.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
$525.97
€493.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
$430.57
€403.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
$154.00
€144.49
|
|
pay 37.3% less for childcare
China
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
$367.52
€344.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
$7,594.62
€7,125.65
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Slovakia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
$36.25
€34.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$7.09
€6.65
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
China
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
$56.64
€53.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
$32.72
€30.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
$68.42
€64.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
$87.74
€82.32
|
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