Cost of living comparison
Tallahassee is 2.6 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Tallahassee instead of China, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
China
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Tallahassee
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.04
|
$14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.63
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.53
|
$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
China
|
Tallahassee
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.34
|
$6.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.89
|
$4.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
$2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.42
|
$5.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.53
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.79
|
$1.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.82
|
$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
China
|
Tallahassee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.22
|
$3.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.17
|
$38.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,976.76
|
$32,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.33
|
$23.88
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
China
|
Tallahassee
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.39
|
$49.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,433.20
|
$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,514.15
|
$1,150.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥288.24
|
$125.20
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
China
|
Tallahassee
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,501.40
|
$950.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,742.74
|
$6,650.00
|
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Tallahassee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.81
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.22
|
$4.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.31
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥304.83
|
$27.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.53
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
China
|
Tallahassee
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥353.20
|
$59.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.29
|
$35.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥533.18
|
$89.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥556.69
|
$100.00
|
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