Are you thinking planning to move or visit China? Would you like to know the cost of living?
Global vision China
- Cost of living = €€ (2/5)
- Happiness= ♥♥♥ (3/5)
- Life expectancy= 75.4 years
- Quality of environment= ☺☺☺ (3/5)
- Safety = Good
Cost of Living in China
Consult all the information in order to know how much it would cost you to live in China (China) whether you are traveling, living, working, vacationing or just curious. Below, we have made complete lists of data based on the cost of a wide variety of products, goods and services. Here you can find an updated travel guide and how it is to live in China.
Prices in Supermarkets in China
How much does it cost to fill the shopping cart in China? Here you can discover prices of meats, fruits, vegetables, vegetables, legumes, dairy products, cereals, alcoholic beverages and non-alcoholic beverages:
- 🍞 One loaf of bread (250g)= 0.705€
- 🥚A dozen eggs= 1.62€
- One kilo of chicken wings= 3.22€
- 🍏 1 kilogram of apples= 1.66€
- One liter of milk= 1.7€
- 🧀 One Kilogram of Local Cheese= 11.2€
- 🥗A Kilogram of lettuce= 0.57€
- One Kilogram of onions= 0.84€
- 🍟 1 Kilogram of potatoes= 0.76€
- 🍅 1 Kg of tomatoes= 1.06€
- 🍊1 Kg of oranges= 1.54€
- 🍌1 Kilogram of bananas= 0.99€
more food prices
- A 1.5l bottle of water= 0.53€
- 🍷A bottle of wine without alcohol= 9.06€
- 🍺 Jar of 0.5l of local beer= 0.66€
- 33l bottle of imported beer= 1.64€
Searches related to supermarkets
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Prices in Restaurants in China
How much does it cost to go out to eat in a restaurant in China? Here you can discover the prices for a coffee, water, soft drinks, daily menus, hamburgers and restaurants:
- 🌯Food for one person in a cheap restaurant= 3.24€
- 🥘Food for two in a good restaurant= 19.42€
- 🍔Macdonals menu= 4.14€
- ☕️Coffee with milk in a cafeteria= 3.51€
- 🥤Can of soda (0.33l)= 0.43€
- Water bottle (0.33l)= 0.28€
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Salaries in China (monthly)
What is the average salary in China?
- Minimum salary in China= 284€
- Average salary in China= 826.20€
- Salary of an accountant in China= 1,065.33€
- Salary of an architect in China= 1,269.14€
- Salary of a babysitter in China= 414.74€
- Salary of a waiter in China= 618.55€
- Salary of a builder in China= 712.89€
- Salary of a dentist in China= 3,101.65€
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- Salary of an electronic engineer in China= 1,480.07€
- 👨🔧Salary of an engineer in China= 1,472.06€
- Salary of an English translator in China= 900.68€
- Salary of a McDonalds worker in China= 422.75€
- Salary of a fisherman in China= 634.57€
- Salary of a hotel waiter in China= 564.26€
- Salary of a housewife in China= 501.07€
- 👨⚖️Salary of a lawyer in China= 1,895.70€
- Salary of a mechanical engineer in China= 1,339.45€
- 👨⚕️Salary of a doctor in China= 2,522.26€
- 👩⚕️Salary of a nurse in China= 1,284.27€
- Salary of a Pharmacist in China= 1,824.50€
- Salary of a plumber in China= 681.74€
- Salary of a secretary in China= 626.56€
- 👨💻Salary of a software engineer in China= 1,558.39€
- 👨🏫Salary of a Spanish teacher in China= 931.83€
- 👨🎓Salary of a schoolteacher in China= 1,088.47€
Salary searches
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Travel guide in China
Travelling in China:
- 🔌Power plugs= 230V 50Hz
- 💨Air quality (annual average)= 65 µg/m3
- 🚕Best application to order taxi= Didi
- 📲Best wireless carrier= China Mobile
- 💳Cashless society= No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up)
- 🏢Best coworking space= Regus
- 🚰Safe tap water= No, not drinkable
- Religious government= Non-religious
- 🏠Apartment listings= Ganji
- ✈️Best short range airline= Hainan
- ✈️Best international airline= China Southern Airlines
- 👦🏻👧🏻Gender ratio m/f= 44% 56%
- ☕️Best coffee place= Starbucks
- 📡Internet speed avg= 2 Mbps
- 💸Tipping= No
Prices of footwear and clothes in China
How much does a dress or jeans cost in China?
- 👞A pair of leather shoes for suit= 77.87€
- 👖A pair of jeans= 53.81€
- 👗A summer dress for a woman= 31.87€
- 👟A pair of Nike sneakers= 75.94€
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Prices of Services in China
How much does it cost to contract internet or a phone call in China?
- 📡High-speed internet rate= 12.6€
- 1 month of water gas and electricity bill for a flat of 80 m2= 47.96€
- 1 minute call with a prepaid phone= 0.02€
- A cinema ticket= 5.83€
- Monthly gym membership= 31.55€
see more service prices
- 🎾Rent of 1h tennis court= 9.78€
- A pack of 20 cigarettes= 2.59€
- Monthly payment of a kindergarten= 417.36€
- 🏫Annual payment of a school= 15,591.02€
-How much cable internet costs in China?
-How much does a prepaid SIM in China cost?
Transport prices in China
How much is an urban transport ticket or a liter of gasoline cost in China?
- One way ticket on public transport= 0.26€
- 🚕Standard initial taxi= 1.29€
- Monthly public transport pass= 15.53€
- One hour trip by taxi= 4.53€
- 1 Km standard taxi= 0.31€
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW= 16,331.7€
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline= 18,123.4€
- 1 liter of gasoline= 0.93€
Suggested transport searches
– How much does a car cost in China?
– Price of a taxi in China
Living in China
Life in China:
- 😜Fun= Bad
- Quality of life= Okay
- Safety= Good
- 🚶Walkability= Great
- ☮Peace= Okay
- 🚦Traffic safety= Bad
- 🏥Hospitals= Bad
- 👯♀️Nightlife= Okay
- 📶Free wifi= Bad
- 🏠Places to work from= Great
- A/C or heating= Bad
- 😉Friendly to foreigners= Okay
- English speaking= Bad
- Freedom of speech= Bad
- 🖐🏿Racial tolerance= Bad
- 👩Female friendly= Okay
- 🌈LGBT friendly= Okay
- Good for Startup= Bad
- 😤People density= Not busy: 5k ppl/km² (14x14m)
- 📡Internet= Slow: 2Mbps (avg)
- 🤗Happiness= Okay
Prices for buying or renting houses or apartments in China
How much does it cost to rent or buy a house in China?
- 🏫Monthly rental of a one-bedroom apartment in the center= 461.28€
- Monthly rental of a one-bedroom apartment in the suburbs= 260.16€
- 🏫Monthly rental of a 3-room apartment in the center= 966.69€
- 🏘Monthly rental of a 3-bedroom apartment in the suburbs= 542.22€
- Price per square meter of an apartment in the center= 5,788.45€
- Price per square meter of an apartment in the suburbs= 2,912.28€
more rental rates for apartments
- 🏫Price of small apartment in the center= 347,307.0€
- 🏫Price of large flat in the center= 578,845.0€
- Price of small apartment in the outskirts= 174,736.8€
- 🏘Big apartment price in the outskirts= 291,228.0€
- Percentage mortgage interest rate= 4.97%
Budget for Travelers in China
How much money do you need in a day in China?
- Budget low cost traveler*= 29.73€
- 👪Travel budget for a family of 1 children= 88.11€
- Travel budget for a family of 3 children= 151.64€
* Low cost travel budget (1 person for 1 day): this budget is adjusted for a backpacker and consists of 2 meals (on the street or in the market), one night in a hostel or hostel, two bottles of water, a beer and 1 metro or bus ticket.
Other important data in China
Other important data:
- Inflation 2017= 0.018
- Inflation 2018= 0.019
- Income per capita= 8,647.20€
- Unemployment Rate= 4%
- Number of inhabitants= 1,420,062,022
- Annual population growth= 0.00
- Annual growth of the total population= 5,016,094
- Population density/Km2= 151
- Area in km2= 9,388,211
- Number of migrants= -324,919
Quality Indices in China
Quality:
- Happiness index= 5.25
- Income per capita index= 0.99
- Social security index= 1.20
- Life expectancy index= 0.80
- Individual’s freedom index= 0.66
- Generosity Index= 0.03
- Corruption perception index= 0.10
