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
₫48,751
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 84.0% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
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