Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 8.6% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Rome, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.46
|
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.75
|
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.28
|
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.11
|
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Rome
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.45
|
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
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