Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 5.3 times more expensive than Varanasi.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Varanasi, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
Varanasi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹199.93
|
$4.15
CN¥29.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
₹298.90
|
$5.54
CN¥39.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹28.99
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
₹10.70
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Varanasi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
₹32.99
|
$1.43
CN¥10.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
₹155.66
|
$6.83
CN¥48.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹213.33
|
$7.46
CN¥53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.97
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹97.94
|
$1.44
CN¥10.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
₹64.99
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.09
|
$0.79
CN¥5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.06
|
$0.87
CN¥6.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹14.74
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹10.99
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
₹9.64
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Varanasi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.07
|
$4.35
CN¥30.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.78
₹899.69
|
$34.62
CN¥246.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,199,585.34
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,617.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.17
₹97.97
|
$4.68
CN¥33.26
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Varanasi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.69
₹474.84
|
$13.59
CN¥96.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$95.82
₹7,997.24
|
$969.73
CN¥6,890.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.64
₹7,398.02
|
$561.86
CN¥3,992.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.99
₹917.33
|
$42.17
CN¥299.66
|
|
pay 19.4 times more for childcare
Varanasi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.87
₹5,581.40
|
$836.50
CN¥5,944.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$958.20
₹79,972.36
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,471.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Varanasi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.95
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
₹128.29
|
$3.73
CN¥26.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
₹249.91
|
$3.46
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.78
₹1,066.30
|
$62.16
CN¥441.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
₹249.91
|
$8.31
CN¥59.05
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Varanasi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.96
₹1,999.31
|
$65.57
CN¥465.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.79
₹2,235.59
|
$35.21
CN¥250.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.92
₹3,498.79
|
$85.31
CN¥606.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.94
₹2,499.14
|
$112.58
CN¥800.00
|
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