Cost of living comparison
Perth is 2.0 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Perth instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Perth
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.30
|
$18.92
£14.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.07
|
$9.14
£6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
$2.27
£1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
$1.70
£1.27
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.15
|
$3.34
£2.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥52.64
|
$4.77
£3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.33
|
$3.57
£2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
$3.63
£2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
$0.69
£0.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
$0.81
£0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
$1.14
£0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
$1.83
£1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
$0.64
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
$0.82
£0.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.70
|
$7.26
£5.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥244.16
|
$82.25
£61.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥146,495.44
|
$32,791.64
£24,623.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.01
|
$15.16
£11.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥95.83
|
$37.84
£28.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,838.41
|
$630.61
£473.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,962.17
|
$504.49
£378.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥297.38
|
$250.98
£188.47
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
Beijing
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,898.89
|
$1,072.03
£805.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥178,107.62
|
$18,918.25
£14,206.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.77
|
$4.41
£3.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.32
|
$3.97
£2.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.42
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥438.35
|
$39.10
£29.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥58.60
|
$10.08
£7.57
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥462.39
|
$61.64
£46.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥248.30
|
$37.05
£27.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥601.56
|
$63.06
£47.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥793.92
|
$64.64
£48.54
|
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