Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 20.3% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 84.1% less for restaurants
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Vaduz
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Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF31.19
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF14.39
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.00
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.36
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
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pay 54.0% less for groceries
|
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.61
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF11.99
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF7.94
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.18
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF10.88
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.31
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.31
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.01
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
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pay 39.4% less for transportation
|
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.02
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF47.98
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF27,299.36
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
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pay 53.8% less for housing
|
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF48.62
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,071.52
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF959.57
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF113.74
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF191.91
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF11,745.17
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF4.80
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF4.89
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF9.69
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF52.88
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF19.19
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
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pay 44.4% less for clothing
|
Vaduz
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF127.14
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF43.18
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF131.14
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF190.32
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
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