Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 95.5% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Majuro
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Majuro
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
Majuro
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Majuro
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
Majuro
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
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