Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 19.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.75
|
$4.17
CN¥30.35
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
$5.57
CN¥40.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.04
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
$1.43
CN¥10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.90
|
$7.31
CN¥53.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.77
|
$7.17
CN¥52.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
$1.74
CN¥12.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.24
|
$1.53
CN¥11.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.71
CN¥5.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$0.89
CN¥6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$0.58
CN¥4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.37
CN¥2.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.47
CN¥3.42
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Beijing
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.73
|
$4.36
CN¥31.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.03
|
$33.40
CN¥242.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,895.50
|
$20,872.18
CN¥151,747.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.37
|
$4.59
CN¥33.38
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Beijing
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.39
|
$13.28
CN¥96.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,330.83
|
$929.88
CN¥6,760.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,123.71
|
$492.44
CN¥3,580.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.24
|
$42.04
CN¥305.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€942.54
|
$763.49
CN¥5,550.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,406.15
|
$22,913.01
CN¥166,584.49
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.62
|
$1.11
CN¥8.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.60
|
$3.60
CN¥26.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.55
|
$3.48
CN¥25.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.70
|
$65.46
CN¥475.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.63
|
$8.35
CN¥60.70
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.74
|
$62.65
CN¥455.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.78
|
$34.69
CN¥252.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.01
|
$83.45
CN¥606.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.30
|
$107.64
CN¥782.55
|
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