Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.5 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Praia, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
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Praia
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Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.88
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.29
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.19
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
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pay 4.3% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.40
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE548.13
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.00
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.22
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.59
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.27
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.11
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.14
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
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pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Praia
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE578.51
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,292.27
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Praia
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,931.19
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,851.35
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,030.71
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,310.53
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
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pay 17.4 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,673.84
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,357.83
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
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pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.91
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.76
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,816.49
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
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pay 8.0% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,928.65
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
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