Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 9.1% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN39.95
|
$4.17
CN¥30.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
$5.57
CN¥40.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
$1.43
CN¥10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.59
|
$7.31
CN¥53.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.32
|
$7.17
CN¥52.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
$1.74
CN¥12.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.25
|
$1.53
CN¥11.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.71
CN¥5.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
$0.89
CN¥6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
$0.58
CN¥4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.37
CN¥2.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
$0.47
CN¥3.42
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.03
|
$4.36
CN¥31.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN109.87
|
$33.40
CN¥242.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN124,046.96
|
$20,872.18
CN¥151,747.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.96
|
$4.59
CN¥33.38
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN69.40
|
$13.28
CN¥96.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,319.59
|
$929.88
CN¥6,760.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,359.97
|
$492.44
CN¥3,580.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN905.99
|
$42.04
CN¥305.64
|
|
pay 66.2% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,049.73
|
$763.49
CN¥5,550.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN50,776.38
|
$22,913.01
CN¥166,584.49
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN14.98
|
$1.11
CN¥8.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.78
|
$3.60
CN¥26.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.23
|
$3.48
CN¥25.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN170.53
|
$65.46
CN¥475.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
$8.35
CN¥60.70
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN361.05
|
$62.65
CN¥455.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN167.73
|
$34.69
CN¥252.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN356.50
|
$83.45
CN¥606.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN412.41
|
$107.64
CN¥782.55
|
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