Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 87.4% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Russia, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 64.6% more for groceries
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
|
pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Russia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
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