Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.1 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Beijing instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
St. George's
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 16.4 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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