See also: food prices Prices in restaurants entertainment costs
Currency in China Chinese yuan (CNY CN¥). For 10 US dollars you can get 70.2 Chinese yuan. For 100 US dollars you can get 702 Chinese yuan. And the other way around: For 10 Chinese yuan you can get 1.42 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in China
Prices: Beijing Chengdu Chongqing Guangzhou Nanjing Shanghai Tianjin Wuhan Xi'an Harbin
fees
$55 ($34 - $114)
73% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$12.6 ($7.1 - $28)
82% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$54 ($21 - $114)
3.1% more than in United States
average earnings
$950
79% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$513 ($214 - $1.14K)
71% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$579 ($285 - $1.42K)
76% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in China:
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $3.06K(CN¥21.5K), 2011: $2.88K(CN¥20.2K), 2012: $3.77K(CN¥26.5K), 2013: $4.62K(CN¥32.4K), 2014: $4.89K(CN¥34.3K), 2015: $8.31K(CN¥58.3K), 2016: $7.77K(CN¥54.5K), 2017: $9.14K(CN¥64.1K), and 2018: $8.12K(CN¥57K)
Have earnings increased in China?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $298(CN¥2.09K), 2011: $436(CN¥3.06K), 2012: $611(CN¥4.29K), 2013: $654(CN¥4.59K), 2014: $747(CN¥5.24K), 2015: $1.04K(CN¥7.31K), 2016: $980(CN¥6.88K), 2017: $968(CN¥6.79K), and 2018: $916(CN¥6.43K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $25(CN¥172), 2011: $32(CN¥223), 2012: $44(CN¥306), 2013: $50(CN¥353), 2014: $43(CN¥301), 2015: $53(CN¥374), 2016: $50(CN¥352), 2017: $50(CN¥348), and 2018: $53(CN¥371)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $14.4(CN¥101), 2011: $18.4(CN¥129), 2012: $20(CN¥141), 2013: $17.1(CN¥120), 2014: $14.9(CN¥104), 2015: $17.6(CN¥124), 2016: $15.1(CN¥106), 2017: $13.9(CN¥98), and 2018: $14.7(CN¥103)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in China in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $51(CN¥360), 2011: $72(CN¥506), 2012: $98(CN¥688), 2013: $91(CN¥637), 2014: $77(CN¥542), 2015: $72(CN¥507), 2016: $75(CN¥523), 2017: $56(CN¥396), and 2018: $64(CN¥449)
local beer
$1 ($0.71 - $4.3)
83% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.48 ($0.41 - $1.8)
81% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$950
79% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$0.99 ($0.57 - $1.7)
78% is less expensive than in United States
bread
$1.7 ($0.85 - $4.2)
by half less than in United States
wine
$11.4 ($5.7 - $28)
24% is less expensive than in United States