Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.2% more expensive than Budva.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Budva, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Budva
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Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€9.70
|
$4.15
CN¥29.30
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
$5.54
CN¥39.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.87
|
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.37
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Budva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
€3.83
|
$6.83
CN¥48.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.63
|
$7.46
CN¥52.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.57
|
$1.75
CN¥12.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.07
€2.75
|
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.44
|
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.60
|
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.08
|
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.43
|
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.56
|
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Budva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
€5.57
|
$4.35
CN¥30.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.20
€31.51
|
$34.62
CN¥244.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€26,176.67
|
$20,773.90
CN¥146,495.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.08
€12.60
|
$4.68
CN¥33.01
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Budva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.61
€25.61
|
$13.59
CN¥95.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$816.11
€730.59
|
$969.73
CN¥6,838.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.69
€549.39
|
$561.86
CN¥3,962.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.14
€95.92
|
$42.17
CN¥297.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Budva
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.71
€358.72
|
$836.50
CN¥5,898.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,421.99
€8,434.71
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,107.62
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Budva
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.91
|
$1.38
CN¥9.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.10
|
$3.73
CN¥26.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.79
€3.39
|
$3.46
CN¥24.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.92
€42.90
|
$62.16
CN¥438.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
€5.57
|
$8.31
CN¥58.60
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Budva
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.58
€73.92
|
$65.57
CN¥462.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€27.47
|
$35.21
CN¥248.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.45
€106.04
|
$85.31
CN¥601.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.06
€181.78
|
$112.58
CN¥793.92
|
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