Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 14.4% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.63
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.29
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.98
|
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.67
|
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.34
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.93
|
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.03
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.24
|
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.99
|
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€27,170.22
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€17.05
|
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Vienna
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€32.35
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€1,011.41
|
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€745.08
|
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€223.05
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Vienna
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€246.36
|
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,756.53
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.75
|
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.01
|
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.12
|
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€94.59
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.96
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€89.18
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€113.15
|
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
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