Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 14.2% cheaper than Amarillo.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Amarillo, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Amarillo
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Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$4.15
CN¥30.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$5.54
CN¥40.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Amarillo
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.43
CN¥10.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$6.83
CN¥49.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$7.46
CN¥54.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
|
$1.75
CN¥12.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.62
|
$1.44
CN¥10.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.96
CN¥6.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.79
CN¥5.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.87
CN¥6.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
Amarillo
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.83
|
$4.35
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.62
CN¥251.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,845.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.68
CN¥33.99
|
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pay 49.1% less for housing
Amarillo
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.11
|
$13.59
CN¥98.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$905.00
|
$969.73
CN¥7,041.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$561.86
CN¥4,079.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.29
|
$42.17
CN¥306.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amarillo
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$836.50
CN¥6,074.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$25,256.69
CN¥183,396.37
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Amarillo
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
|
$3.73
CN¥27.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$3.46
CN¥25.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.16
CN¥451.36
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$8.31
CN¥60.34
|
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pay 43.8% more for clothing
Amarillo
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$65.57
CN¥476.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.21
CN¥255.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.33
|
$85.31
CN¥619.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$112.58
CN¥817.49
|
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