Historical Prices in Beijing

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 30.00 235.00 40.00
2021 30.00 225.00 35.50
2020 35.00 205.00 36.00
2019 30.00 200.00 35.00
2018 30.00 200.00 35.00
2017 30.00 150.00 30.00
2016 30.00 200.00 35.00
2015 20.00 145.00 30.00
2014 25.00 151.80 26.50
2013 30.00 150.00 28.00
2012 26.83 132.50 25.00
2011 25.00 150.00 25.00
2010 25.00 80.00 28.00
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 10.00 30.00 3.94 2.81 31.62
2021 10.00 20.00 3.48 2.11 29.67
2020 10.00 25.00 3.81 2.37 30.00
2019 15.00 25.00 3.66 2.45 30.73
2018 10.00 24.00 3.70 2.34 30.53
2017 8.00 20.00 3.71 2.17 27.23
2016 5.00 25.00 3.85 2.35 29.54
2015 6.00 20.00 3.16 1.80 28.89
2014 10.00 25.00 4.00 2.07 27.47
2013 11.09 24.30 4.28 2.39 27.38
2012 9.84 19.17 4.29 2.42 25.48
2011 7.00 20.00 7.49 4.40 18.33
2010 10.00 30.00 4.40 3.27 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 14.64 15.44 14.12 4.47 6.98 18.11
2021 13.35 12.65 12.99 4.78 6.64 14.64
2020 10.77 9.88 12.73 4.08 5.60 16.67
2019 13.90 13.00 13.77 4.73 5.83 14.50
2018 13.38 12.69 12.11 4.08 5.25 15.88
2017 10.89 8.90 10.75 4.11 5.36 15.43
2016 11.12 15.53 15.14 3.80 6.33 18.33
2015 11.89 15.20 11.80 4.00 5.22 18.75
2014 13.11 9.94 14.07 5.12 4.62 20.56
2013 12.07 9.38 11.59 4.43 3.69 15.82
2012 11.32 15.27 14.67 5.68 4.86 20.02
2011 9.73 11.00 8.00 3.22 4.00 17.25
2010 10.85 9.75 8.85 5.88 4.72 18.44
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 15.04 15.06 6.52 6.52 9.00 11.52 13.83 7.43
2021 11.15 11.46 5.65 5.35 7.75 8.70 10.97 6.50
2020 13.86 12.50 5.25 - 6.70 8.24 8.60 5.00
2019 14.03 13.60 5.73 5.33 9.56 8.81 10.26 5.33
2018 12.00 12.67 5.00 - 8.57 9.00 9.20 5.60
2017 9.40 10.60 4.22 - 6.12 6.00 7.05 -
2016 10.25 13.26 5.60 5.00 7.32 8.92 9.27 5.10
2015 15.00 12.57 6.50 6.40 6.65 7.50 10.25 9.40
2014 15.89 12.37 5.67 2.50 8.00 8.50 - -
2013 12.53 14.07 5.64 4.36 7.31 7.79 - -
2012 17.00 19.67 10.28 6.06 6.12 17.75 - -
2011 10.89 8.97 9.07 4.09 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 96.70 90.00 30.00 27.12 86.50
2021 83.22 80.00 30.00 27.61 91.50
2020 - - 20.00 17.17 77.50
2019 111.67 100.00 20.00 24.63 61.25
2018 114.80 90.00 20.00 23.40 62.33
2017 - 100.00 16.00 17.60 61.00
2016 61.68 100.00 20.00 28.83 77.64
2015 105.00 80.00 18.00 29.41 79.67
2014 98.89 75.00 20.00 26.88 -
2013 70.00 97.00 16.00 22.82 -
2012 88.67 80.00 15.00 30.65 -
2011 90.00 70.00 15.00 26.67 -
2010 - 54.16 14.27 21.14 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 8144.44 4421.43 18920.00 9560.00
2021 7629.57 4400.00 18852.94 9705.88
2020 6980.00 4200.00 15583.33 9130.77
2019 7504.69 4545.85 15629.41 9667.79
2018 6136.00 3722.86 15000.00 9181.25
2017 5888.89 3374.38 14194.44 7340.00
2016 7033.33 4155.56 16615.38 8928.57
2015 7110.44 3492.93 18826.38 9698.36
2014 6372.73 3657.69 19200.00 8772.73
2013 5375.00 3057.14 13133.67 6351.71
2012 5051.61 2770.42 12625.00 6940.00
2011 4303.00 1500.00 8875.00 6500.00
2010 4125.00 2175.00 12200.00 5000.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 121998.33 65296.18
2021 126666.67 61840.97
2020 105000.00 53384.62
2019 105355.55 52920.00
2018 102028.96 50328.25
2017 105863.17 49077.03
2016 79558.54 35886.12
2015 84499.50 37500.00
2014 61300.00 33333.33
2013 52461.54 28346.15
2012 42772.00 25400.00
2011 45000.00 18333.33
2010 26250.00 17750.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 10654.35
2021 8652.55
2020 9576.80
2019 8896.76
2018 8276.83
2017 7881.00
2016 8421.89
2015 9281.21
2014 7182.00
2013 6006.25
2012 5390.19
2011 3750.00
2010 -

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 5.00 8.50
2021 5.00 7.10
2020 4.00 6.70
2019 4.00 7.15
2018 4.00 7.08
2017 3.00 6.56
2016 4.00 6.02
2015 3.00 6.76
2014 2.00 8.13
2013 2.00 8.04
2012 2.00 8.41
2011 2.00 8.67
2010 2.00 6.85
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 330.00
2021 200.00
2020 -
2019 200.00
2018 200.00
2017 200.00
2016 200.00
2015 150.00
2014 120.00
2013 100.00
2012 108.74
2011 120.00
2010 200.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 4.80
2021 5.42
2020 5.18
2019 5.34
2018 4.97
2017 4.86
2016 5.10
2015 5.84
2014 6.10
2013 6.21
2012 5.82
2011 7.00
2010 -

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 399.04 155.12
2021 311.32 147.56
2020 275.00 97.00
2019 462.81 97.32
2018 424.22 99.07
2017 354.74 106.50
2016 307.10 121.25
2015 320.97 145.09
2014 221.85 123.20
2013 349.24 116.26
2012 395.31 172.20
2011 275.00 165.00
2010 150.00 120.00

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 365.16 204.67 60.00
2021 447.22 234.44 80.00
2020 327.38 - 50.00
2019 336.38 136.43 50.00
2018 378.97 182.14 60.00
2017 330.73 118.57 50.00
2016 364.17 82.50 80.00
2015 375.00 108.00 80.00
2014 257.38 125.00 82.50
2013 253.33 147.50 80.00
2012 569.78 96.20 80.00
2011 272.50 78.33 60.00
2010 216.67 150.00 80.00

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 434.04 303.05 603.00 836.94
2021 520.00 261.79 600.00 856.36
2020 416.67 224.33 576.92 622.73
2019 491.02 263.38 547.26 719.81
2018 481.95 234.58 577.27 658.33
2017 373.43 254.55 614.00 620.00
2016 461.82 242.73 683.57 681.82
2015 387.50 249.88 657.00 644.44
2014 568.75 230.00 615.00 633.33
2013 725.00 366.75 725.00 668.18
2012 799.83 451.42 900.00 930.00
2011 600.00 399.50 575.00 650.00
2010 700.00 600.00 1000.00 1000.00
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