Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 16.8% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
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Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$4.15
CN¥29.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
$5.54
CN¥39.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.43
CN¥10.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$6.83
CN¥48.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$7.46
CN¥52.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$1.75
CN¥12.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.44
CN¥10.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.96
CN¥6.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.49
CN¥3.45
|
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pay 20.8% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.35
CN¥30.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4700
|
$34.62
CN¥245.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF589.1900
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,359.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$4.68
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$13.59
CN¥96.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.2900
|
$969.73
CN¥6,878.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4000
|
$561.86
CN¥3,985.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9600
|
$42.17
CN¥299.13
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6500
|
$836.50
CN¥5,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF230.9900
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,158.30
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.38
CN¥9.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.73
CN¥26.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$3.46
CN¥24.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$62.16
CN¥440.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$8.31
CN¥58.94
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$65.57
CN¥465.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0900
|
$35.21
CN¥249.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5100
|
$85.31
CN¥605.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6500
|
$112.58
CN¥798.60
|
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