Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 26.3% cheaper than Leeds.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Leeds, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Leeds
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.38
|
$4.15
CN¥29.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
£7.00
|
$5.54
CN¥39.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.58
|
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.10
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Leeds
|
Beijing
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
£1.25
|
$1.43
CN¥10.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.89
£2.96
|
$6.83
CN¥48.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
£3.96
|
$7.46
CN¥52.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
£2.50
|
$1.75
CN¥12.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.40
|
$1.44
CN¥10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
£0.98
|
$0.96
CN¥6.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
£0.46
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.88
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.85
|
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.44
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
£0.42
|
$0.49
CN¥3.45
|
|
pay 57.1% less for transportation
Leeds
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
£5.66
|
$4.35
CN¥30.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.90
£76.71
|
$34.62
CN¥245.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£27,121.15
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,359.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.67
£17.23
|
$4.68
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Leeds
|
Beijing
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.52
£28.53
|
$13.59
CN¥96.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.27
£881.35
|
$969.73
CN¥6,878.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.34
£663.21
|
$561.86
CN¥3,985.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
£156.36
|
$42.17
CN¥299.13
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
Leeds
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,468.48
£1,116.42
|
$836.50
CN¥5,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,612.17
£9,588.53
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,158.30
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Leeds
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.31
|
$1.38
CN¥9.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
£3.06
|
$3.73
CN¥26.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.33
£12.42
|
$3.46
CN¥24.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.67
£27.88
|
$62.16
CN¥440.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.63
|
$8.31
CN¥58.94
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Leeds
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.13
£64.72
|
$65.57
CN¥465.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.86
£34.11
|
$35.21
CN¥249.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.24
£63.28
|
$85.31
CN¥605.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.07
£70.00
|
$112.58
CN¥798.60
|
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