Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 57.9% more expensive than Crete.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Crete, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
Crete
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Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.24
€26.35
|
$4.15
CN¥29.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.54
CN¥39.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
€1.17
|
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
€1.22
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Crete
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
$1.43
CN¥10.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.02
€9.03
|
$6.83
CN¥48.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
€7.20
|
$7.46
CN¥52.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
$1.75
CN¥12.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.91
€4.43
|
$1.44
CN¥10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$0.96
CN¥6.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.91
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.44
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.47
|
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
€0.18
|
$0.49
CN¥3.45
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Crete
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
€7.26
|
$4.35
CN¥30.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.04
|
$34.62
CN¥245.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,237.78
€18,236.87
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,359.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
€13.21
|
$4.68
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 57.1% more for housing
Crete
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
$13.59
CN¥96.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.71
€225.92
|
$969.73
CN¥6,878.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$561.86
CN¥3,985.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.10
€94.71
|
$42.17
CN¥299.13
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Crete
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.78
€150.29
|
$836.50
CN¥5,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,347.65
€3,917.80
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,158.30
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Crete
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.17
|
$1.38
CN¥9.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
€3.54
|
$3.73
CN¥26.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.77
€4.29
|
$3.46
CN¥24.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.74
€32.21
|
$62.16
CN¥440.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
€6.83
|
$8.31
CN¥58.94
|
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pay 7.1% more for clothing
Crete
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€78.07
|
$65.57
CN¥465.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
$35.21
CN¥249.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.98
€58.55
|
$85.31
CN¥605.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
€95.15
|
$112.58
CN¥798.60
|
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