Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 15.9% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
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Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
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pay 21.1% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
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