Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.9 times more expensive than Coimbatore.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Coimbatore, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Coimbatore
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.19
₹100.67
|
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.76
|
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
₹12.20
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
|
Coimbatore
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
₹39.87
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹319.28
|
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹206.42
|
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.86
₹72.69
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₹131.67
|
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₹100.77
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹28.02
|
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹62.69
|
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.37
|
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.72
|
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.83
|
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 71.6% more for transportation
|
Coimbatore
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
₹396.31
|
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,258.51
₹956,397.09
|
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.65
₹310.07
|
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Coimbatore
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.97
₹761.78
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.54
₹12,193.36
|
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.18
₹8,085.33
|
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.06
₹1,789.41
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
|
Coimbatore
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.67
₹5,239.01
|
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,659.15
₹140,942.73
|
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Coimbatore
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹151.01
|
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
₹130.26
|
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.03
₹342.29
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.82
₹1,258.67
|
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹251.68
|
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Coimbatore
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.79
₹2,021.21
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.57
₹1,577.22
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.98
₹3,481.62
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.62
₹2,600.73
|
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
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