Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 50.2% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 75.4% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
?? | |
pay 73.5% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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