Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 20.5% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.46
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK101.75
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.92
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.48
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK28.98
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.61
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.50
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK42.87
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.72
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.84
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.70
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.81
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.23
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.41
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.64
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.41
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,002.75
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK303,774.31
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK294.93
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK309.42
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,000.71
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,887.33
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,219.32
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,451.53
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,060.31
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.73
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK43.88
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK69.80
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK412.79
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK151.89
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK829.90
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK445.26
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK998.29
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,487.34
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
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