Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Russia, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
|
pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
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