Cost of living comparison
China is 44.6% cheaper than Newcastle Upon Tyne.
If you lived in China instead of Newcastle Upon Tyne, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£7.20
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
£2.07
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.34
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.17
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
£3.94
|
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
£5.02
|
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.81
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.86
|
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
£1.05
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.68
|
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
£1.15
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.44
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
£0.66
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.46
£5.87
|
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.27
£67.11
|
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.93
|
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.62
£32.76
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,051.01
£827.24
|
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.26
£620.43
|
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£197.55
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£843.79
|
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,890.41
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
£3.37
|
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.03
£27.57
|
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.94
|
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£48.52
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£29.16
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.21
£52.12
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£50.88
|
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
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