Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 9.4% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Beijing instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,499.01
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,999.10
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,031.14
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC768.17
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.63
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,305.14
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,760.67
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.88
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,335.25
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.98
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.82
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.24
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.53
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.96
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.66
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,864.24
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,561.69
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,197,075.41
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC7,000.69
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,370.29
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,104.80
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,268.91
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,106.29
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,457.12
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,490,168.12
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.68
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,825.31
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.58
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,169.50
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,999.28
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,906.10
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,763.89
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,944.11
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,241.57
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
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