Cost of living comparison
Idaho is 2.8 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Idaho instead of China, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
China
|
Idaho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$18.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$11.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$2.12
|
|
pay 95.7% more for groceries
China
|
Idaho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$5.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$1.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
China
|
Idaho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$3.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$42.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$31,674.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$15.82
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
China
|
Idaho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$66.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$1,234.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$1,120.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$114.25
|
|
pay 87.3% more for childcare
China
|
Idaho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$1,323.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$15,880.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Idaho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$8.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$55.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$12.66
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
China
|
Idaho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$49.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$38.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$98.25
|
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