Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 6.0% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Beijing instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.14
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.74
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.64
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.12
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Beijing
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.00
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.12
|
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.43
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.50
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.25
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.50
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.59
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.36
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.10
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.94
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.25
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Beijing
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.26
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,435.54
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,203.64
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.86
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
New Zealand
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,047.93
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.81
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.34
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.82
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.50
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.66
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.67
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.28
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$163.53
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$186.28
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
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