Cost of living in China

The cost of living in China is approximately 686 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1939 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in China

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
686 $
Without Rent
394 $
Rent & Utilities
292 $
Food
239 $
Transport
74 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
864 $
GDP per Capita
12,614 $
Freedom Index
5.15
Lifespan
79 years
Speak English
1%
Population
1.4B

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 3.44 $
Dinner 22.8 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 5.19 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.31 $
Capuccino 3.2 $
Coke, 330ml 0.51 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.86 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.58 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.03 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.68 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 12.9 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.5 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 11.8 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.7 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.32 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.57 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.24 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.8 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.94 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.38 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.22 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 12.1 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 0.82 $
Cigarette pack 3.38 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.37 $
Monthly Pass 21.7 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.18 $
Taxi, 8 km 4.18 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 34 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 4.91 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.61 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.47 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.67 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 35 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 54 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 12.6 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 222 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 449 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 331 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 676 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 4,645 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 2,808 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 864 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 4.40%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 39.7 $
Cinema, 1 seat 6.15 $
Haircut 5.59 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 77.5 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 54.2 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 461 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 17,526 $

Cities in China by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Hong Kong
$902
Suzhou
$694
Shanghai
$535
Heze
$474
Beijing
$472
Wenzhou
$463
Shenzhen
$462
Hangzhou
$455
Hefei
$450
Fuzhou
$447
Kunming
$442
Chongqing
$437
Guangzhou
$430
Wuxi
$430
Cangzhou
$427
Ganzhou
$424
Ningbo
$422
Dongguan
$421
Tangshan
$419
Foshan
$417
Tianjin
$411
Nanjing
$411
Chengdu
$409
Zhoukou
$409
Nantong
$408
Linyi
$404
Wuhan
$404
Qingdao
$403
Jinan
$398
Nanyang
$398
Fuyang
$397
Dalian
$394
Quanzhou
$388
Shangqiu
$385
Harbin
$378
Xingtai
$377
Nanning
$366
Xi'an
$364
Changsha
$360
Shenyang
$355
Weifang
$351
Changchun
$348
Handan
$338
Zhengzhou
$338
Jining
$337
Baoding
$331
Xuzhou
$328
Shijiazhuang
$323