Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 49.4% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Beijing instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.51
|
$4.15
CN¥29.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.63
|
$5.54
CN¥39.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$1.43
CN¥10.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.03
|
$6.83
CN¥48.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
$7.46
CN¥53.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.02
|
$1.44
CN¥10.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
$4.35
CN¥30.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.76
|
$34.62
CN¥245.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,635.57
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,532.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.77
|
$4.68
CN¥33.24
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.77
|
$13.59
CN¥96.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,375.46
|
$969.73
CN¥6,886.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,562.84
|
$561.86
CN¥3,990.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.28
|
$42.17
CN¥299.48
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,449.31
|
$836.50
CN¥5,940.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,127.49
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,367.93
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$3.73
CN¥26.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$3.46
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.42
|
$62.16
CN¥441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$8.31
CN¥59.01
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.29
|
$65.57
CN¥465.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.03
|
$35.21
CN¥250.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.80
|
$85.31
CN¥605.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.81
|
$112.58
CN¥799.53
|
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