Cost of living comparison
China is 14.0% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in China instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€12.02
|
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.70
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Estonia
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.86
|
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.88
|
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.35
|
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.60
|
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Estonia
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.58
|
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.48
|
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,525.03
|
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.82
|
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Estonia
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.84
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€464.71
|
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€348.99
|
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€200.27
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Estonia
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€221.08
|
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,200.38
|
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€4.02
|
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.24
|
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.57
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.48
|
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.41
|
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Estonia
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€97.25
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€33.01
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€77.84
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€94.50
|
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
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