Cost of living comparison

Lisbon, Portugal

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 20.3% cheaper than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 37.5% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 54.9% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 41.4% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Beijing

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Lisbon, you would:

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pay 65.6% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.66 €12.62	$4.17 CN¥30.20	-69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €8.90	$5.57 CN¥40.27	-42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.71	$0.50 CN¥3.59	-73.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.26	$0.31 CN¥2.24	-77.3%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	Lisbon	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.37	$1.43 CN¥10.38	-3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58 €5.15	$7.31 CN¥52.86	+30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.87 €3.57	$7.17 CN¥51.87	+85.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 €2.75	$1.74 CN¥12.57	-41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €3.05	$1.53 CN¥11.08	-53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.96	$0.92 CN¥6.64	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.64	$0.71 CN¥5.15	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$0.89 CN¥6.42	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.98	$0.58 CN¥4.22	-45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.81	$0.37 CN¥2.67	-58.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.86	$0.47 CN¥3.41	-49.6%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 37.5% less for transportation

	Lisbon	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 €6.65	$4.36 CN¥31.54	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €39.58	$33.40 CN¥241.59	-22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,152.89 €29,683.26	$20,872.18 CN¥150,994.56	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 €9.10	$4.59 CN¥33.22	-53.4%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 54.9% less for housing

	Lisbon	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.90 €36.83	$13.28 CN¥96.10	-66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,514.21 €1,397.90	$929.88 CN¥6,726.97	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,070.61 €988.38	$492.44 CN¥3,562.45	-54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.17 €98.02	$42.04 CN¥304.13	-60.4%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 41.4% more for childcare

	Lisbon	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$576.40 €532.13	$763.49 CN¥5,523.31	+32.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,251.75 €14,080.28	$22,913.01 CN¥165,758.47	+50.2%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €2.97	$1.11 CN¥8.05	-65.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 €2.41	$3.60 CN¥26.06	+38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 €5.54	$3.48 CN¥25.17	-42.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.41 €39.15	$65.46 CN¥473.53	+54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.92	$8.35 CN¥60.40	-2.6%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.58 €79.93	$62.65 CN¥453.26	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.63 €34.74	$34.69 CN¥250.93	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 €76.15	$83.45 CN¥603.72	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.41 €100.09	$107.64 CN¥778.67	-0.7%
Average			-8.7%

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