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Baton Rouge vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Baton Rouge is 2.2 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Baton Rouge
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Baton Rouge
Transportation: pay 88.4% more in Baton Rouge
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Baton Rouge
Childcare: pay 56.9% more in Baton Rouge
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Baton Rouge
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Baton Rouge

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

Baton Rouge vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baton Rouge instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Baton Rouge
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$15.00	+256.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$9.50	+93.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$2.00	+316.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.25	+307.2%
Average			+243.5%

Beijing vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Baton Rouge
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$2.71	+59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$6.72	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.15	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$3.07	+72.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$5.12	+234.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$2.44	+147.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.93	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$2.37	+196.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.77	+193.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.36	+291.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.16	+180.6%
Average			+124.0%

Beijing vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Baton Rouge
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$2.85	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$56.00	+77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$37,784.06	+107.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$13.94	+201.3%
Average			+88.4%

Beijing vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Beijing	Baton Rouge
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$73.51	+468.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$1,326.00	+41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$1,383.33	+174.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$105.62	+169.0%
Average			+213.4%

Beijing vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of housing

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pay 56.9% more for childcare

	Beijing	Baton Rouge
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$1,925.00	+170.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$10,000.00	-57.0%
Average			+56.9%

Beijing vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Baton Rouge
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$5.00	+345.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$6.08	+109.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$11.00	+161.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$52.33	-9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$12.00	+42.7%
Average			+130.0%

Beijing vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Baton Rouge
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$35.99	-42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$42.50	+16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$87.75	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$78.33	-25.8%
Average			-11.0%

Beijing vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of clothing

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