Cost of living comparison

Queenstown, New Zealand

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Queenstown Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 5.8% cheaper than Queenstown.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 35.3% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 44.6% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 52.3% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 5.7% less in Beijing

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Beijing. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Queenstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% less for restaurants

	Queenstown	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.75 NZ$18.03	$4.17 CN¥30.06	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$5.57 CN¥40.07	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 NZ$3.67	$0.50 CN¥3.57	-77.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 NZ$4.11	$0.31 CN¥2.23	-87.4%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 35.3% less for groceries

	Queenstown	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.32	$1.43 CN¥10.33	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 NZ$6.68	$7.31 CN¥52.61	+83.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.88 NZ$13.22	$7.17 CN¥51.62	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 NZ$8.88	$1.74 CN¥12.51	-67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.56 NZ$7.65	$1.53 CN¥11.02	-66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.27	$0.92 CN¥6.60	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.25	$0.71 CN¥5.12	-46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 NZ$2.45	$0.89 CN¥6.39	-39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 NZ$4.47	$0.58 CN¥4.20	-78.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NZ$1.48	$0.37 CN¥2.65	-58.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 NZ$1.50	$0.47 CN¥3.39	-47.2%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 44.6% less for transportation

	Queenstown	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.23 NZ$10.45	$4.36 CN¥31.39	-30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.40 CN¥240.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,200.81 NZ$48,970.02	$20,872.18 CN¥150,275.51	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.62 NZ$31.23	$4.59 CN¥33.06	-75.3%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 52.3% less for housing

	Queenstown	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.44 NZ$87.93	$13.28 CN¥95.64	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,400.69 NZ$2,348.97	$929.88 CN¥6,694.94	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.08 NZ$2,128.26	$492.44 CN¥3,545.49	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.74 NZ$116.96	$42.04 CN¥302.68	-39.7%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Queenstown	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.26 NZ$625.96	$763.49 CN¥5,497.00	+104.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,972.15 NZ$10,015.34	$22,913.01 CN¥164,969.12	+283.7%
Average			+194.1%

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pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Queenstown	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$10.02	$1.11 CN¥8.01	-81.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 NZ$5.70	$3.60 CN¥25.94	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$40.06	$3.48 CN¥25.05	-85.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.03 NZ$95.65	$65.46 CN¥471.27	+14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$8.35 CN¥60.11	-6.8%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

	Queenstown	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.69 NZ$110.17	$62.65 CN¥451.10	-4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 NZ$58.42	$34.69 CN¥249.74	-0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 NZ$150.23	$83.45 CN¥600.85	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.94 NZ$202.81	$107.64 CN¥774.96	-11.0%
Average			-5.7%

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