Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 21.5% cheaper than Cologne.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$4.15
CN¥29.52
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
$5.54
CN¥39.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.40
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Cologne
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
$1.43
CN¥10.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.06
|
$6.83
CN¥48.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.88
|
$7.46
CN¥53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.83
|
$1.44
CN¥10.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.79
CN¥5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.87
CN¥6.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
Cologne
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.52
|
$4.35
CN¥30.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.88
|
$34.62
CN¥246.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,617.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.40
|
$4.68
CN¥33.26
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Cologne
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.64
|
$13.59
CN¥96.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€979.94
|
$969.73
CN¥6,890.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€766.35
|
$561.86
CN¥3,992.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.43
|
$42.17
CN¥299.66
|
|
pay 30.4% more for childcare
Cologne
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€731.53
|
$836.50
CN¥5,944.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,963.21
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,471.48
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$3.73
CN¥26.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
$3.46
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.37
|
$62.16
CN¥441.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$8.31
CN¥59.05
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Cologne
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.71
|
$65.57
CN¥465.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.66
|
$35.21
CN¥250.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
$85.31
CN¥606.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.30
|
$112.58
CN¥800.00
|
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