Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.9 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Praia, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE474.27
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE143.40
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE96.93
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE120.27
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE326.94
|
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE358.41
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE250.71
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE200.75
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE124.76
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.27
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE61.24
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE65.78
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Praia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE647.76
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Praia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,100.97
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,003.97
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,057.45
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,349.28
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 19.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,753.97
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE108,017.14
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE230.79
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE150.94
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,833.78
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Praia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,001.90
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
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