Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 36.9% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Beijing
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.13
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.14
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.51
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.80
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.65
|
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.74
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$3.99
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.57
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.39
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.66
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.38
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.85
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.40
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.39
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$11.91
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$129.84
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$152,154.46
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.17
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Singapore
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$48.99
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,860.87
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,272.30
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$166.11
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,701.95
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$36,915.08
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.33
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.22
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$152.47
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.71
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$100.90
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.14
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$144.47
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$150.89
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
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