Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 48.9% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.15
CN¥29.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$5.54
CN¥38.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$0.50
CN¥3.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$0.31
CN¥2.18
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$1.43
CN¥10.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$6.83
CN¥47.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$7.46
CN¥52.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$1.75
CN¥12.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$1.44
CN¥10.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.96
CN¥6.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.79
CN¥5.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.87
CN¥6.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.58
CN¥4.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.37
CN¥2.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.49
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Seattle
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$4.35
CN¥30.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$34.62
CN¥242.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$20,773.90
CN¥145,660.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$4.68
CN¥32.82
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Seattle
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$13.59
CN¥95.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$969.73
CN¥6,799.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$561.86
CN¥3,939.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$42.17
CN¥295.68
|
|
pay 37.3% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$836.50
CN¥5,865.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$25,256.69
CN¥177,092.30
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.38
CN¥9.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$3.73
CN¥26.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$3.46
CN¥24.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$62.16
CN¥435.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$8.31
CN¥58.26
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$65.57
CN¥459.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$35.21
CN¥246.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$85.31
CN¥598.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$112.58
CN¥789.39
|
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