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Beijing vs. Bascharage Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 48.3% cheaper than Bascharage.

Restaurants
pay 80.1% less in Beijing
Transportation
pay 44.0% less in Beijing
Housing
pay 76.6% less in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.4% more in Beijing

Expenses including restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Bascharage Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Bascharage, you would:

pay 80.1% less for restaurants

 
Bascharage
Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.68
€10.05
$4.21
CN¥29.01
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.91
CN¥33.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.35
$0.48
CN¥3.31

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Bascharage
Beijing
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.71
CN¥11.77
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.47
CN¥51.51
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.64
CN¥45.81

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

 
Bascharage
Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.52
€6.47
$4.21
CN¥29.04
Monthly public transit pass ?? $31.54
CN¥217.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $18,225.66
CN¥126K

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pay 76.6% less for housing

 
Bascharage
Beijing
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $12.93
CN¥89.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,978.37
€2,563.80
$935.23
CN¥6,450.12
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $3,270.37
€2,815.16
$504.41
CN¥3,478.79

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bascharage
Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $710.76
CN¥4,902.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $23,242.73
CN¥160K

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bascharage
Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.12
CN¥7.74
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.84
€5.03
$2.90
CN¥20.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.21
CN¥29.01

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bascharage
Beijing
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $62.30
CN¥429.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $36.37
CN¥250.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $81.74
CN¥563.75

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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