Cost of living comparison
China is 2.9% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in China instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
Samoa
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China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$2.85
CN¥20.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$5.07
CN¥36.83
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.49
CN¥3.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.30
CN¥2.18
|
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pay 63.6% more for groceries
Samoa
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China
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.59
CN¥11.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.85
CN¥42.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$6.86
CN¥49.87
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.60
CN¥11.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.54
CN¥11.20
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
CN¥4.17
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
CN¥4.75
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
CN¥3.81
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
CN¥2.33
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
CN¥2.91
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
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China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.44
CN¥32.31
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.47
CN¥163.36
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,071.53
CN¥138,655.77
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.97
CN¥28.90
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
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China
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.70
CN¥85.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$328.33
CN¥2,387.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$205.78
CN¥1,496.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.46
CN¥294.15
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
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China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$459.70
CN¥3,342.14
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,177.94
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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$1.09
CN¥7.93
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$3.07
CN¥22.30
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.23
CN¥23.51
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.41
CN¥301.05
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.93
CN¥43.08
|
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pay 4.6% less for clothing
Samoa
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China
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$48.23
CN¥350.61
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$31.67
CN¥230.26
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$72.53
CN¥527.29
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$75.53
CN¥549.16
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