Cost of living comparison
China is 38.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in China instead of Germany, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
Germany
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.70
|
$3.04
CN¥21.66
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.42
|
$5.19
CN¥36.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Germany
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$1.65
CN¥11.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.25
|
$5.98
CN¥42.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.93
|
$7.16
CN¥50.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$1.65
CN¥11.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.66
|
$1.58
CN¥11.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.76
CN¥5.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.66
CN¥4.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
|
pay 53.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$4.45
CN¥31.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.56
|
$22.24
CN¥158.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,081.65
|
$19,593.81
CN¥139,529.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.57
|
$3.91
CN¥27.84
|
|
pay 70.6% less for housing
Germany
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.51
|
$12.06
CN¥85.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€741.12
|
$335.80
CN¥2,391.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€570.64
|
$208.96
CN¥1,488.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.08
|
$39.78
CN¥283.27
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
Germany
|
China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.05
|
$483.22
CN¥3,441.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,585.45
|
$18,043.44
CN¥128,489.11
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$1.08
CN¥7.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$3.20
CN¥22.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.16
|
$3.22
CN¥22.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.80
|
$42.07
CN¥299.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.63
|
$6.01
CN¥42.78
|
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pay 30.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.45
|
$48.74
CN¥347.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.23
|
$31.37
CN¥223.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.18
|
$73.58
CN¥523.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.33
|
$76.83
CN¥547.09
|
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