Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 56.2% cheaper than Lucerne.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Lucerne, you would:
pay 82.3% less for restaurants
Lucerne
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.39
CHF25.84
|
$4.15
CN¥29.30
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.47
CHF13.15
|
$5.54
CN¥39.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.10
CHF3.49
|
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.41
CHF2.90
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Lucerne
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
CHF3.01
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.61
CHF11.57
|
$6.83
CN¥48.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
CHF6.41
|
$7.46
CN¥52.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.93
CHF5.89
|
$1.75
CN¥12.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$14.26
CHF12.12
|
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.26
|
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.85
|
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
CHF2.22
|
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CHF0.83
|
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.87
|
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
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pay 59.0% less for transportation
Lucerne
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.72
CHF6.56
|
$4.35
CN¥30.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.85
CHF74.70
|
$34.62
CN¥244.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,819.09
|
$20,773.90
CN¥146,495.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.21
CHF35.89
|
$4.68
CN¥33.01
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Lucerne
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
CHF44.29
|
$13.59
CN¥95.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.36
CHF1,390.62
|
$969.73
CN¥6,838.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,565.38
CHF1,331.11
|
$561.86
CN¥3,962.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.20
CHF158.33
|
$42.17
CN¥297.38
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Lucerne
|
Beijing
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,166.86
CHF1,842.57
|
$836.50
CN¥5,898.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,305.79
CHF32,573.03
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,107.62
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lucerne
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.58
|
$1.38
CN¥9.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
CHF4.70
|
$3.73
CN¥26.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.46
|
$3.46
CN¥24.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.50
CHF71.01
|
$62.16
CN¥438.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.89
CHF16.91
|
$8.31
CN¥58.60
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Lucerne
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.83
CHF110.40
|
$65.57
CN¥462.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.98
CHF59.51
|
$35.21
CN¥248.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.22
CHF111.58
|
$85.31
CN¥601.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.28
CHF115.88
|
$112.58
CN¥793.92
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