Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 93.5% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
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Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.42
|
$4.17
CN¥30.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.05
|
$5.57
CN¥40.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.04
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.23
|
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.40
|
$1.43
CN¥10.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.78
|
$7.31
CN¥53.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.25
|
$7.17
CN¥52.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.30
|
$1.74
CN¥12.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.57
|
$1.53
CN¥11.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.38
|
$0.71
CN¥5.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.14
|
$0.89
CN¥6.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.99
|
$0.58
CN¥4.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.37
|
$0.37
CN¥2.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.78
|
$0.47
CN¥3.42
|
|
pay 53.3% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.80
|
$4.36
CN¥31.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.62
|
$33.40
CN¥242.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,077,389.11
|
$20,872.18
CN¥151,747.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.55
|
$4.59
CN¥33.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.46
|
$13.28
CN¥96.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,334.63
|
$929.88
CN¥6,760.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,775.59
|
$492.44
CN¥3,580.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,354.33
|
$42.04
CN¥305.64
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,269.13
|
$763.49
CN¥5,550.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,881.00
|
$22,913.01
CN¥166,584.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.06
|
$1.11
CN¥8.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.60
|
$3.60
CN¥26.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.78
|
$3.48
CN¥25.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH850.01
|
$65.46
CN¥475.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.87
|
$8.35
CN¥60.70
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,918.74
|
$62.65
CN¥455.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,309.61
|
$34.69
CN¥252.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,081.07
|
$83.45
CN¥606.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,374.91
|
$107.64
CN¥782.55
|
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