Stay
Estimate
Mid-range hotel
460 CNY a night- Costs you today
- $68.79
- Cost you 1 year ago
- $64.56
Your USD goes less far in China
−6.2% less far
$2,000 now goes as far as $1,876.84 did 1 year ago.
Popular currencies
$2,000 gets you
13,374 CNY
That is 878 CNY less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $131.24 today.
CNY per 1 USD
Then 7.126 · Today 6.687
1 year ago
Today
What the difference covers in China
The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.
1 fewer night
Stay
Estimate
Four-star hotel
810 CNY a night- Costs you today
- $121.13
- Cost you 1 year ago
- $113.67
Eat
Big Mac price
Fast-food meal
26.50 CNY a Big Mac- Costs you today
- $3.96
- Cost you 1 year ago
- $3.72
Eat
Estimate
Dinner for two
270 CNY a dinner- Costs you today
- $40.38
- Cost you 1 year ago
- $37.89
Do
Estimate
Museum entry
81 CNY a ticket- Costs you today
- $12.11
- Cost you 1 year ago
- $11.37
Do
Estimate
Guided day tour
390 CNY a tour- Costs you today
- $58.32
- Cost you 1 year ago
- $54.73
Get around
Estimate
Airport taxi
180 CNY a ride- Costs you today
- $26.92
- Cost you 1 year ago
- $25.26
Get around
Estimate
Intercity bus ticket
140 CNY a ticket- Costs you today
- $20.94
- Cost you 1 year ago
- $19.65
Rate history
CNY per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.
Rate 1 year ago
| A price of | Costs you today | Cost you 1 year ago |
|---|---|---|
| 50 CNY | $7.48 | $7.02 |
| 200 CNY | $29.91 | $28.07 |
| 2,000 CNY | $299.10 | $280.68 |
| 5,000 CNY | $747.74 | $701.70 |
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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.
Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)
