Cost of living comparison
Warrington is 2.8 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Warrington instead of China, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
China
|
Warrington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.98
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.53
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$2.21
£1.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
$1.45
£1.15
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
China
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.89
|
$1.64
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.22
|
$4.44
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.75
|
$5.71
£4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$3.28
£2.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.39
|
$3.47
£2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
$1.29
£1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.16
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
$1.15
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$0.71
£0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
$0.71
£0.56
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
China
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.14
|
$7.11
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥160.74
|
$104.68
£83.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,598.60
|
$35,673.52
£28,484.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.25
|
$16.32
£13.03
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
China
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.15
|
$37.71
£30.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,426.72
|
$1,292.75
£1,032.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,510.11
|
$1,040.50
£830.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥287.47
|
$247.23
£197.41
|
|
pay 86.9% more for childcare
China
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,492.08
|
$1,468.48
£1,172.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,394.50
|
$12,612.17
£10,070.40
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
$5.99
£4.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.15
|
$4.49
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.25
|
$16.71
£13.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥304.01
|
$32.37
£25.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.42
|
$11.98
£9.57
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
China
|
Warrington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥352.26
|
$85.13
£67.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥226.69
|
$44.86
£35.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥531.76
|
$86.18
£68.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥555.20
|
$92.07
£73.51
|
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