Cost of Living Comparison Between French Southern Territories and China Cost of Living Comparison Between French Southern Territories and China

Name: China
Address: CN

🙂 Solo nomad: French Southern Territories is 33.8% cheaper than China without rent, and 62% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: French Southern Territories is 40.3% cheaper than China without rent, and 63.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.77 ¥19.31

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.14 ¥169

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.75 ¥33.15

Cappuccino

$3.02 ¥21.06

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 ¥3.06

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ¥1.87

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.96 ¥6.67

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 ¥14.21

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 ¥12.21

White Bread (500g)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.69 ¥11.79

4.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ¥6.85

Eggs

$1.60 ¥11.19

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.34 ¥93.1

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.27 ¥22.82

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.63 ¥74.2

Apples (1kg)

$1.74 ¥12.16

Banana (1kg)

$1.26 ¥8.76

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 ¥10.13

Tomato (1kg)

$1.19 ¥8.28

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 ¥5.08

Onion (1kg)

$0.86 ¥5.99

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.62 ¥4.30

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ¥3.71

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.66 €11.78

$3.44 ¥24.03

297.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.89 €10.25

$11.63 ¥81.2

2.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ¥5.88

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 ¥11.30

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.48 €2.13

$0.44 ¥3.07

463.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.71 ¥145

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ¥9.91

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 ¥2.27

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.51 ¥45.42

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ¥8.19

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.2K ¥133.9K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.6K ¥116.1K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$51.4 ¥359

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.63 ¥67.2

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.22 ¥78.3

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.19 €25.16

$39.09 ¥273

-25.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.70 ¥103

Cinema Ticket

$14.16 €12.21

$6.14 ¥42.89

130.62%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$416 ¥2,905

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K €10.1K

$17.9K ¥125.0K

-34.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$115 €98.9

$45.24 ¥316

153.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.30 €31.29

$32.59 ¥228

11.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 €88.9

$73.0 ¥509

41.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$171 €147

$72.8 ¥508

134.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$432 ¥3,018

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 ¥1,767

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$923 ¥6,441

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$546 ¥3,811

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,324 ¥37.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,784 ¥19.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,191 €2,751

$1,037 ¥7,240

207.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.06

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for French Southern Territories: January 13, 2026

Last update for China: January 11, 2026

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