Cost of living comparison
Gurgaon is 37.1% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Gurgaon instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Beijing
|
Gurgaon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
$5.99
₹499.27
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
$3.59
₹299.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
$0.48
₹40.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
$0.23
₹19.21
|
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pay 40.3% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Gurgaon
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
$0.56
₹46.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
$3.40
₹283.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
$2.85
₹237.83
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
$1.23
₹102.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
$1.77
₹147.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
$1.02
₹85.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
$0.35
₹29.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
$0.52
₹43.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
$0.25
₹20.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
$0.16
₹13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$0.20
₹16.27
|
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pay 26.8% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Gurgaon
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
$4.58
₹381.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
$17.97
₹1,497.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
$14,373.03
₹1,198,245.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
$3.11
₹259.62
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Beijing
|
Gurgaon
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
$10.41
₹867.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
$311.96
₹26,007.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
$183.66
₹15,310.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
$34.73
₹2,895.55
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Gurgaon
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
$156.91
₹13,080.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
$3,453.52
₹287,911.82
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Gurgaon
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
$1.80
₹149.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
$2.46
₹204.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
$4.19
₹349.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
$24.81
₹2,068.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
$4.79
₹399.42
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Gurgaon
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
$33.15
₹2,763.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
$30.49
₹2,541.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
$49.11
₹4,094.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
$38.47
₹3,206.84
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