Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 34.3% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Castries, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
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Castries
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Beijing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
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pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
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pay 26.1% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
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pay 6.1% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
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pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
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