Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 86.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 84.0% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
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