Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 11.1% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.51
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.78
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.92
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.19
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€67.05
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€33,009.88
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.07
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.52
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€997.68
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€788.96
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.67
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€355.09
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€6,008.83
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.99
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.27
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€10.01
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.96
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.94
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.98
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.19
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.75
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€112.36
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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