Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.9 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in George Town instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
|
Beijing
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 87.4% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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