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Alcala de Henares vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Alcala de Henares is 90.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Alcala de Henares
Groceries: pay 66.5% more in Alcala de Henares
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Alcala de Henares
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Alcala de Henares
Childcare: pay 74.0% less in Alcala de Henares
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.0% more in Alcala de Henares
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Alcala de Henares

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Alcala de Henares are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Alcala de Henares. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Alcala de Henares.

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Alcala de Henares vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alcala de Henares instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Alcala de Henares
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥30.00	$16.80 €14.92	+275.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥35.00	$11.20 €9.95	+114.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.50	$3.27 €2.90	+525.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.83	$1.90 €1.69	+598.9%
Average			+378.6%

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pay 66.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Alcala de Henares
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.58	$1.57 €1.39	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.38	$11.20 €9.95	+55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.97	$4.62 €4.10	-27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.56	$2.96 €2.63	+46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.83	$4.23 €3.75	+188.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.26	$1.26 €1.12	+34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.29	$1.07 €0.95	+35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.22	$1.01 €0.90	+9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.76	$1.16 €1.03	+62.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.15	$0.95 €0.84	+194.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.66	$0.97 €0.86	+143.1%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Alcala de Henares
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.27	$6.72 €5.97	+35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥230.01	$45.91 €40.78	+33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$35,271.67 €31,333.09	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.40	$18.98 €16.86	+305.3%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Alcala de Henares
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.67	$30.68 €27.25	+115.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,280.28	$979.77 €870.36	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,560.16	$867.80 €770.89	+63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥298.28	$144.11 €128.01	+223.9%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Alcala de Henares
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,380.22	$179.16 €159.15	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	$5,956.99 €5,291.81	-75.5%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Alcala de Henares
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥8.00	$3.92 €3.48	+228.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.14	$2.69 €2.39	-25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥29.00	$6.16 €5.47	+42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥277.90	$41.06 €36.47	-0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥50.00	$9.74 €8.65	+30.6%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Beijing	Alcala de Henares
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥473.02	$72.78 €64.66	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥270.93	$36.11 €32.08	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥583.23	$77.26 €68.63	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥840.79	$95.18 €84.55	-24.1%
Average			-10.7%

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