Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 29.6% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7100
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF621.0400
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9000
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.0200
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.9400
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3000
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.9400
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF231.2200
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3600
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 32.6% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9900
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1100
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6100
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8800
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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