Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 50.3% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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