Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 11.0% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 81.5% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.08
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.18
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.43
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.98
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.26
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.02
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.05
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.27
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,604.67
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.88
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.94
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,437.50
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,168.37
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.21
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF226.23
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,306.76
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.86
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.41
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.23
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.13
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.58
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF97.96
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF138.42
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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