Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.4% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$4.15
CN¥29.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$5.54
CN¥39.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.55
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.43
CN¥10.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.67
|
$6.83
CN¥48.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.91
|
$7.46
CN¥53.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$1.44
CN¥10.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.24
|
$4.35
CN¥30.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.80
|
$34.62
CN¥245.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€24,852.13
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,532.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.45
|
$4.68
CN¥33.24
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.14
|
$13.59
CN¥96.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€631.64
|
$969.73
CN¥6,886.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€520.09
|
$561.86
CN¥3,990.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€143.29
|
$42.17
CN¥299.48
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€369.54
|
$836.50
CN¥5,940.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,709.95
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,367.93
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.42
|
$3.73
CN¥26.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$3.46
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.26
|
$62.16
CN¥441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$8.31
CN¥59.01
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€72.49
|
$65.57
CN¥465.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.14
|
$35.21
CN¥250.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.37
|
$85.31
CN¥605.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€88.82
|
$112.58
CN¥799.53
|
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