Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 38.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Paris, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.21
|
$4.17
CN¥30.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
$5.57
CN¥40.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.87
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.80
|
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
$1.43
CN¥10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.62
|
$7.31
CN¥53.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.11
|
$7.17
CN¥52.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.59
|
$1.74
CN¥12.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.98
|
$1.53
CN¥11.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.71
CN¥5.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.42
|
$0.89
CN¥6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.68
|
$0.58
CN¥4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.04
|
$0.37
CN¥2.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.47
CN¥3.42
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.24
|
$4.36
CN¥31.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€87.60
|
$33.40
CN¥242.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€30,924.53
|
$20,872.18
CN¥151,747.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.50
|
$4.59
CN¥33.38
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€31.84
|
$13.28
CN¥96.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,293.46
|
$929.88
CN¥6,760.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,000.30
|
$492.44
CN¥3,580.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€178.20
|
$42.04
CN¥305.64
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Paris
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€715.45
|
$763.49
CN¥5,550.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,082.04
|
$22,913.01
CN¥166,584.49
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.10
|
$1.11
CN¥8.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.08
|
$3.60
CN¥26.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.67
|
$3.48
CN¥25.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.51
|
$65.46
CN¥475.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.18
|
$8.35
CN¥60.70
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.20
|
$62.65
CN¥455.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.05
|
$34.69
CN¥252.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€105.52
|
$83.45
CN¥606.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€140.93
|
$107.64
CN¥782.55
|
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