Cost of living comparison
China is 10.9% cheaper than Sopot.
If you lived in China instead of Sopot, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Sopot
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China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.89
PLN34.83
|
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
PLN27.86
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
PLN9.01
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
PLN6.63
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Sopot
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China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
PLN4.66
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
PLN18.12
|
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN14.88
|
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
PLN12.10
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
PLN11.50
|
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
PLN1.66
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
PLN2.43
|
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
PLN2.86
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
PLN3.88
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.50
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
PLN2.26
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
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pay 35.3% less for transportation
Sopot
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
PLN25.11
|
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.22
PLN118.42
|
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,462.58
PLN115,437.62
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.05
|
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Sopot
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.14
PLN67.17
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.29
PLN3,648.89
|
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.07
PLN2,139.58
|
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.05
PLN819.08
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Sopot
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.45
PLN1,298.67
|
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,857.67
PLN26,869.10
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sopot
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN14.93
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
PLN13.31
|
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.70
PLN18.41
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.57
PLN111.95
|
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
PLN24.88
|
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Sopot
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.46
PLN303.48
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
PLN139.32
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.45
PLN283.88
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.03
PLN317.50
|
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
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