Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.9 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Beijing
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 76.4% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 19.6 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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