Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 10.3% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Italy, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
Italy
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Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Italy
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
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pay 25.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.02
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.50
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Italy
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.55
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.62
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Beijing
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.93
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.59
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.75
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Italy
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.75
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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