Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 16.3% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AWG15.30
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.07
AWG12.73
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
AWG6.47
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
AWG4.94
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
AWG8.49
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.68
AWG62.43
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$770.54
AWG1,386.98
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$630.32
AWG1,134.58
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.62
AWG262.12
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.22
AWG355.00
|
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
AWG15.25
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.64
AWG128.96
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.83
AWG145.50
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.20
AWG196.56
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.15
AWG203.66
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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