Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 89.9% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$165.71
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.28
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$462.85
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,063.78
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,142.33
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$523.72
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$468.08
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$344.33
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.08
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$266.26
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$180.55
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.37
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$145.63
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$796.96
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,664.11
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,179,031.96
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,428.31
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Kingston
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,881.10
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$108,683.52
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$59,876.11
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,911.12
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,577.30
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$348,428.75
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$334.70
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$568.17
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,441.77
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,488.45
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,544.76
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 55.4% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,958.35
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,002.07
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,491.48
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,263.86
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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