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Cost of living and expenses in China
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in China?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in China, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in China
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in China Chinese yuan (CNY CN¥). For 10 US dollars you can get 72.4 Chinese yuan. For 100 US dollars you can get 724 Chinese yuan. And the other way around: For 10 Chinese yuan you can get 1.38 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in China
What are the different prices in the cities in China? Look here: Prices in cities in China
Prices: Beijing Chengdu Chongqing Guangzhou Nanjing Shanghai Tianjin Wuhan Xi'an Harbin
fees
$53 ($33 - $110)
74% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$12.2 ($6.9 - $27)
83% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$52 ($21 - $110)
Very much like in United States
average earnings
$921
80% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$497 ($207 - $1.1K)
72% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$561 ($276 - $1.38K)
77% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in China:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.41 (CN¥3)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $28 (CN¥200)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.2 (CN¥8.5)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $20.6K (CN¥149K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $497 (CN¥3.6K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $271 (CN¥1.96K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.12K (CN¥8.1K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $561 (CN¥4.06K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $53 (CN¥387)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $12.2 (CN¥88)
- numb_34 $12.4 (CN¥90)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $52 (CN¥380)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $33 (CN¥238)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $76 (CN¥551)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $83 (CN¥602)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $18.2K (CN¥132K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $499 (CN¥3.62K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $6.96K (CN¥50.4K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $20K (CN¥145K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $3.76K (CN¥27.2K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $921 (CN¥6.67K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 4.7%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.4 (CN¥10)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.35 (CN¥2.5)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $6.6 (CN¥48)
Price changes in previous years in China
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $2.97K(CN¥21.5K), 2011: $2.79K(CN¥20.2K), 2012: $3.65K(CN¥26.5K), 2013: $4.47K(CN¥32.4K), 2014: $4.74K(CN¥34.3K), 2015: $8.05K(CN¥58.3K), 2016: $7.52K(CN¥54.5K), 2017: $8.85K(CN¥64.1K), and 2018: $7.87K(CN¥57K)
Have earnings increased in China?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $288(CN¥2.09K), 2011: $422(CN¥3.06K), 2012: $592(CN¥4.29K), 2013: $633(CN¥4.59K), 2014: $724(CN¥5.24K), 2015: $1.01K(CN¥7.31K), 2016: $949(CN¥6.88K), 2017: $938(CN¥6.79K), and 2018: $888(CN¥6.43K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $24(CN¥172), 2011: $31(CN¥223), 2012: $42(CN¥306), 2013: $49(CN¥353), 2014: $42(CN¥301), 2015: $52(CN¥374), 2016: $49(CN¥352), 2017: $48(CN¥348), and 2018: $51(CN¥371)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $13.9(CN¥101), 2011: $17.8(CN¥129), 2012: $19.5(CN¥141), 2013: $16.6(CN¥120), 2014: $14.4(CN¥104), 2015: $17.1(CN¥124), 2016: $14.6(CN¥106), 2017: $13.5(CN¥98), and 2018: $14.2(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: $50(CN¥360), 2011: $70(CN¥506), 2012: $95(CN¥688), 2013: $88(CN¥637), 2014: $75(CN¥542), 2015: $70(CN¥507), 2016: $72(CN¥523), 2017: $55(CN¥396), and 2018: $62(CN¥449)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bottle of water
$0.3 ($0.26 - $0.99)
86% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$497 ($207 - $1.1K)
72% is less expensive than in United States
cheese
$12.9 ($6.1 - $39)
Very much like in United States
tomatoes
$1.2 ($0.55 - $2.1)
75% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.4 ($0.83 - $2.8)
19% is less expensive than in United States
bread
$1.6 ($0.83 - $4)
by half less than in United States