Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 31.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Beijing instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.28
|
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.69
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
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pay 15.8% less for groceries
United Kingdom
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Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.35
|
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.55
|
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.89
|
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
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pay 53.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Beijing
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.71
|
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.82
|
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.43
|
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
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pay 52.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£770.53
|
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Beijing
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
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pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Beijing
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.28
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.10
|
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.64
|
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.18
|
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
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pay 3.1% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Beijing
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.84
|
$112.58
CN¥818.17
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