Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Peterborough, United Kingdom

Peterborough vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Peterborough is 2.2 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Peterborough
Groceries: pay 38.4% more in Peterborough
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Peterborough
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Peterborough
Childcare: pay 18.4% more in Peterborough
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Peterborough
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Peterborough

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Peterborough are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Peterborough.

Peterborough vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Peterborough instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Peterborough
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.01	$17.44 £12.89	+317.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.02	$10.33 £7.64	+85.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$2.32 £1.72	+368.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.22	$1.87 £1.38	+505.8%
Average			+319.4%

Beijing vs. Peterborough - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Peterborough
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.31	$1.36 £1.01	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.53	$3.98 £2.94	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.55	$5.61 £4.14	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.50	$3.57 £2.64	+105.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.01	$4.32 £3.19	+182.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.59	$1.43 £1.06	+55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.11	$0.54 £0.40	-24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.38	$0.73 £0.54	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.19	$1.28 £0.94	+118.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.59 £0.43	+59.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.55 £0.40	+16.1%
Average			+38.4%

Beijing vs. Peterborough - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Peterborough
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.35	$6.93 £5.12	+58.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.10	$112.31 £83.02	+236.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,060.53	$36,531.14 £27,004.11	+75.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.01	$13.82 £10.22	+201.0%
Average			+142.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Beijing	Peterborough
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.50	$37.82 £27.96	+184.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,685.36	$1,041.30 £769.74	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,540.41	$871.79 £644.43	+77.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.25	$158.02 £116.81	+275.9%
Average			+137.4%

Beijing vs. Peterborough - Cost of housing

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pay 18.4% more for childcare

	Beijing	Peterborough
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,489.14	$904.08 £668.30	+18.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,733.11	??
Average			+18.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Peterborough
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.00	$5.81 £4.30	+422.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.90	$3.76 £2.78	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.01	$18.73 £13.84	+438.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥470.60	$38.75 £28.64	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.02	$16.14 £11.93	+93.4%
Average			+183.5%

Beijing vs. Peterborough - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Peterborough
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥450.45	$69.74 £51.55	+11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.38	$23.24 £17.18	-33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥599.99	$90.41 £66.83	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥773.85	$83.94 £62.05	-22.0%
Average			-8.8%

Beijing vs. Peterborough - Cost of clothing

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