Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 1.6% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Rome, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Rome
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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