Cost of living comparison
Montana is 3.0 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Montana instead of China, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
China
|
Montana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.09
|
$17.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.71
|
$12.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$2.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
China
|
Montana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.43
|
$10.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥52.00
|
$3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.98
|
$2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.44
|
$5.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
$2.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.80
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
$0.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
China
|
Montana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.29
|
$3.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.51
|
$30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,276.55
|
$29,392.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.39
|
$18.92
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
China
|
Montana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.57
|
$77.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,438.34
|
$1,485.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,517.34
|
$1,278.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥288.85
|
$171.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
China
|
Montana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,508.80
|
$1,489.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥131,018.80
|
$25,487.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Montana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.83
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.26
|
$4.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.36
|
$9.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥305.47
|
$57.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.63
|
$12.74
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
China
|
Montana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥353.94
|
$63.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.77
|
$55.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥534.31
|
$98.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥557.86
|
$108.33
|
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