Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 57.4% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 83.4% less for restaurants
Geneva
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
$4.15
CN¥29.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
$5.54
CN¥39.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Geneva
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Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
$1.43
CN¥10.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
$6.83
CN¥48.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
$7.46
CN¥52.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
$1.75
CN¥12.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
$1.44
CN¥10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
$0.96
CN¥6.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
$0.49
CN¥3.45
|
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pay 57.8% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
$4.35
CN¥30.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
$34.62
CN¥245.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,359.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
$4.68
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Geneva
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
$13.59
CN¥96.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
$969.73
CN¥6,878.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
$561.86
CN¥3,985.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
$42.17
CN¥299.13
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Beijing
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
$836.50
CN¥5,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,158.30
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
$1.38
CN¥9.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
$3.73
CN¥26.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
$3.46
CN¥24.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
$62.16
CN¥440.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
$8.31
CN¥58.94
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
$65.57
CN¥465.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
$35.21
CN¥249.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
$85.31
CN¥605.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
$112.58
CN¥798.60
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