Common information
- Capital
- Beijing
- Language
- Chinese, Simplified Chinese
- Currency
- Yuan Renminbi
- Population
- 1 351 000 000
- Phone code
- +86
Cost of living and prices in China
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre289USD/month
- in city centre505USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre584USD/month
- in city centre1,123USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 25 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 13 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 27 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 19,724 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 17,452 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 41 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 15 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 7 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 48 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 33 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 74 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 78 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 52 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 11 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 505 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 289 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,123 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 584 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 6,975 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 3,552 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 928 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.47 |
List of largest cities in China
Ratings
Main factors in China
- Leisure quality
- 6.8
- Quality of life
- 5.2
- Travelers rating
- 6.6
- Travelers rating
- 5.8
- English speaking
- 3.5
- Nightlife
- 6.5
- Coworking spaces
- 5.9
- Traffic
- 4.2
- Free WIFI
- 6.1
Safety in China
Availability of prices in China
Comfort in China
Weather, climate, temperature by months in China
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 40 |
| Average high, °C | 28 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 21 |
| Average temperature, °C | 24 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| Average low, °C | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 14 |
| Record low, °C | 12 | 5 | -2 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | -6 |
| Rain, days | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fog, days | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 230 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 127 | 54 | 33 | 20 | 23 | 36 | 55 | 99 | 145 | 184 | 207 | 188 | 1169 |
| Relative humidity, % | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 74 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 88 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 84 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 65 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 143 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 415 | 283 | 118 | 53 | 37 | 41 | 97 | 230 | 376 | 460 | 551 | 539 | 3200 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |