Summary of cost of living in China:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 25.00 ¥ | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 200.00 ¥ | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 38.00 ¥ | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 7.00 ¥ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 20.00 ¥ | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 25.00 ¥ | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 3.37 ¥ | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.16 ¥ | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 54.20 ¥ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 11.24 ¥ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 3.28 ¥ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 12.96 ¥ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 42.92 ¥ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 12.31 ¥ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 39.59 ¥ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 6.13 ¥ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 4.66 ¥ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 5.43 ¥ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 4.09 ¥ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 2.62 ¥ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 3.15 ¥ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 4.71 ¥ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 4.12 ¥ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 80.00 ¥ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 6.04 ¥ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 13.10 ¥ | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 25.00 ¥ | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.00 ¥ | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 200.00 ¥ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 11.00 ¥ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 4.18 ¥ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 50.00 ¥ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 32.18 ¥ | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 150,000.00 ¥ | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 136,789.94 ¥ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 394.75 ¥ | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 106.79 ¥ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 88.57 ¥ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 286.27 ¥ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 106.53 ¥ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 50.00 ¥ | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 3,890.60 ¥ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 147,979.28 ¥ | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 391.79 ¥ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 242.66 ¥ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 562.09 ¥ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 614.55 ¥ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 3,667.26 ¥ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 2,235.12 ¥ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 8,881.60 ¥ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 4,940.22 ¥ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 5,559.72 ¥ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 3,124.79 ¥ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 7,184.60 ¥ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 4.81 |
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
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Suzhou | 63.4 | 21.0 | 43.0 | 71.5 | 53.1 | 26.1 | |
Shanghai | 42.5 | 30.0 | 36.5 | 44.0 | 32.2 | 56.6 | |
Beijing | 39.8 | 27.7 | 34.0 | 39.7 | 27.1 | 78.5 | |
Shenzhen | 39.1 | 19.0 | 29.4 | 41.9 | 27.6 | 72.6 | |
Hangzhou | 37.5 | 13.4 | 25.9 | 44.6 | 24.4 | 55.3 | |
Guangzhou | 35.7 | 13.6 | 25.1 | 36.8 | 24.2 | 61.3 | |
Chengdu | 33.9 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 37.1 | 22.0 | 55.7 | |
Wuhan | 33.2 | 8.4 | 21.3 | 34.8 | 21.9 | 57.1 | |
Nanjing | 32.3 | 12.7 | 22.9 | 35.5 | 20.0 | 63.2 | |
Chongqing | 29.5 | 6.4 | 18.4 | 31.3 | 19.5 | 59.8 |
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