Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.6% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.85
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.84
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.84
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.50
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.79
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.09
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.18
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€38.15
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€25,211.29
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€11.00
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.73
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€710.72
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€582.86
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€215.99
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€466.59
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,317.81
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.05
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€42.20
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€79.67
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.49
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€99.40
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€116.65
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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