Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 14.3% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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