Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 58.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 86.5% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.37
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.50
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.44
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥53.17
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥52.17
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.65
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.14
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.18
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.45
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.24
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.68
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.43
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.72
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥242.99
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥151,868.06
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.41
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.65
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,765.89
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,583.06
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥305.89
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,555.26
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥166,717.38
|
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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.10
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.22
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.31
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥476.27
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.75
|
?? | |
pay 72.6% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥455.88
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥252.38
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥607.21
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥783.17
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
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