Cost of living comparison
Amarillo is 92.1% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Amarillo instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Amarillo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.13
|
$15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥38.84
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.53
|
$1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.18
|
?? | |
pay 90.5% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.03
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥47.88
|
$6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥52.34
|
$4.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.26
|
$1.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.12
|
$5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.72
|
$1.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.56
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.11
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.05
|
$1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.58
|
$1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.41
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.53
|
$2.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥242.77
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥145,660.33
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥32.82
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥95.28
|
$72.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,799.43
|
$905.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,939.58
|
$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥295.68
|
$197.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beijing
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,865.26
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥177,092.30
|
?? |
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.71
|
$3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.17
|
$4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.28
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥435.85
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥58.26
|
$11.50
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Amarillo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥459.76
|
$45.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥246.89
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥598.13
|
$68.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥789.39
|
$70.00
|
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