Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 46.6% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.01
AMD3,498.01
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AMD415.36
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AMD196.65
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
AMD287.89
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
AMD1,573.68
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
AMD2,177.57
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
AMD895.70
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AMD1,256.29
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
AMD231.39
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD318.09
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD309.33
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
AMD382.77
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
AMD149.00
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
AMD134.37
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
AMD1,945.41
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,171.54
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,994,311.84
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.73
AMD1,449.18
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Yerevan
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.77
AMD7,672.30
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,042.00
AMD404,442.70
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.85
AMD283,285.86
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,517.33
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Yerevan
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.11
AMD112,991.25
|
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,170,259.13
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
AMD599.66
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
AMD1,199.82
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
AMD889.49
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.44
AMD29,282.35
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.88
AMD29,063.46
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.95
AMD20,940.26
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.25
AMD44,734.54
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.96
AMD40,738.72
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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