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China

Burger Parity Score
0.0
18.2% cheaper than global average
#0
of 30 countries
$0.00
Basket Price (USD)
$0.00
Global Average
10/6
Products Covered

BPS Trend (6 Months)

⏱ Minimum Wage Parity

Hourly wage14.97 CNY
Monthly net2,590 CNY
Hours/month173
Confidencemedium
Effective from2024-04-01
SourceOfficial source ↗
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Big Mac
24.9 CNY⏱ 1.7h
medium
🥤
Coca-Cola 330 ml
3.5 CNY⏱ 0.2h
medium
⛽
Gasoline (1 liter)
7.8 CNY⏱ 0.5h
medium
💪
Gym Membership
250 CNY⏱ 16.7h
medium
🎬
Netflix Standard Plan
60 CNYInsufficient data
low
🎵
Spotify Premium
15 CNYInsufficient data
low
☕
Starbucks Latte (Tall)
36 CNY⏱ 2.4h
medium
🚗
UberX – 5 km ride
18 CNY⏱ 1.2h
medium
🍞
White Bread (500g)
6.5 CNY⏱ 0.4h
medium
📱
iPhone 15 – 128 GB
5,999 CNY⏱ 400.7h
medium

⚠️ Estimate only. Based on net minimum wage data. Not legal or economic advice.

Product Breakdown

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Big Mac
24.9 CNY$3.44-29.7%
high
🥤
Coca-Cola 330 ml
3.5 CNY$0.48-65.0%
high
⛽
Gasoline (1 liter)
7.8 CNY$1.08-24.5%
high
💪
Gym Membership
250 CNY$34.50-7.2%
medium
🎬
Netflix Standard Plan
60 CNY$8.28-28.6%
low
🎵
Spotify Premium
15 CNY$2.07-73.4%
low
☕
Starbucks Latte (Tall)
36 CNY$4.97+8.5%
high
🚗
UberX – 5 km ride
18 CNY$2.48-65.7%
medium
🍞
White Bread (500g)
6.5 CNY$0.90-46.7%
high
📱
iPhone 15 – 128 GB
5,999 CNY$827.86-17.6%
high

Cost of Living in China

China has a Burger Parity Score of 81.8, meaning it is 18.2% cheaper than the global average. The standard basket of 6 products (Big Mac, Starbucks Latte, iPhone 15, Coca-Cola, Netflix, UberX) costs $88.61 USD in China, compared to the global average of $108.28 USD. China ranks #2 out of 30 countries in our index.