Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Funafuti instead of Beijing, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Funafuti
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.24
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.31
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Funafuti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.39
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.92
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.93
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.59
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.09
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.15
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.42
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.22
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Funafuti
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.58
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥241.88
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥151,177.19
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.26
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Funafuti
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.21
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,735.11
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,566.76
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥304.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Funafuti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,529.99
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥165,958.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Funafuti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.06
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.10
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.20
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥474.10
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.47
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Funafuti
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥453.81
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥251.24
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥604.45
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥779.61
|
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