Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 5.4% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$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) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.68
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.57
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.57
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.12
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.35
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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