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Atlantida vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Atlantida is 82.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Atlantida
Groceries: pay 66.5% more in Atlantida
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Atlantida
Housing: pay 52.4% more in Atlantida
Childcare: pay 45.4% less in Atlantida
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% more in Atlantida
Clothing: pay 61.2% more in Atlantida

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Atlantida are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Atlantida.

Atlantida vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Atlantida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$21.31 UYU860.47	+406.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$12.53 UYU506.16	+155.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$1.80 UYU72.55	+274.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$1.06 UYU42.85	+245.7%
Average			+270.6%

Beijing vs. Atlantida - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Atlantida
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$3.22 UYU129.91	+88.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$6.74 UYU272.06	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.80	$4.01 UYU161.90	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$3.94 UYU159.19	+121.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$4.32 UYU174.37	+182.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$1.11 UYU44.88	+13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$1.07 UYU43.28	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.61 UYU24.64	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$1.25 UYU50.51	+107.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.76 UYU30.76	+118.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.96 UYU38.92	+133.6%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Atlantida
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$7.53 UYU304.21	+78.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.55	$47.63 UYU1,923.40	+51.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$40,105.87 UYU2M	+120.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$15.04 UYU607.39	+225.1%
Average			+118.8%

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pay 52.4% more for housing

	Beijing	Atlantida
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$32.59 UYU1,316.01	+152.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,449.93	$751.32 UYU30,342.71	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.69	$534.22 UYU21,574.67	+5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.80	$67.30 UYU2,718.03	+71.4%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 45.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Atlantida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,901.86	$501.32 UYU20,246.29	-29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$9,023.82 UYU364K	-61.2%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Atlantida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$2.88 UYU116.42	+157.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.01	$3.59 UYU145.10	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$4.89 UYU197.40	+16.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.87	$62.67 UYU2,530.79	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$12.03 UYU485.91	+43.0%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 61.2% more for clothing

	Beijing	Atlantida
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.65	$91.37 UYU3,689.89	+46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.85	$43.51 UYU1,757.38	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.73	$212.40 UYU8,577.85	+159.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.80	$125.21 UYU5,056.51	+18.6%
Average			+61.2%

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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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