Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 0.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,193
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,171
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,102
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,099
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,266
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,686
|
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,390
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,153
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,523
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,893
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,241
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,785
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,718
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,263
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,852
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,272
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,177
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩42,898,423
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,052
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Seoul
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,467
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,033,690
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩797,126
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩186,625
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 98.8% more for childcare
Seoul
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩517,654
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩24,807,546
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,107
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,277
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,596
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,138
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,299
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩81,719
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩58,590
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩96,832
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩153,912
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
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