Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 91.0% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Suva, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
$9.26
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
$14.89
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$2.43
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$1.79
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Suva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
$0.98
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
$10.39
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
$10.47
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$5.68
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
$5.81
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
$2.38
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.82
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
$2.62
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$1.40
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
$1.17
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1.01
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
Suva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
$11.48
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
$72.00
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
$41,142.78
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
$10.29
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
Suva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
$60.09
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
$1,440.00
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
$705.71
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
$82.65
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
$423.77
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
$14,708.54
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
$6.17
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
$6.11
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
$16.46
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
$61.43
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
$8.23
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
$48.34
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
$57.60
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
$113.97
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
$106.77
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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