Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 15.4% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Beijing instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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