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Bihac vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Bihac is 17.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Bihac
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Bihac
Transportation: pay 47.0% more in Bihac
Housing: pay 62.8% more in Bihac
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Bihac
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% less in Bihac
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Bihac

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

Bihac vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Bihac
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$7.20 BAM12.03	+71.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$6.00 BAM10.03	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.20 BAM2.01	+150.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.90 BAM1.50	+193.4%
Average			+109.4%

Beijing vs. Bihac - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Bihac
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.10 BAM1.84	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$5.08 BAM8.48	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.23 BAM8.73	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.88 BAM4.81	+62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.39 BAM5.67	+121.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.82 BAM1.36	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.76 BAM1.27	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.09 BAM1.82	+36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.95 BAM1.59	+58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.54 BAM0.91	+56.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.68 BAM1.14	+65.0%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 47.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Bihac
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$5.67 BAM9.47	+34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$36.02 BAM60.16	+14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$24,014.42 BAM40,107.08	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$9.61 BAM16.04	+107.6%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 62.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Bihac
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$22.51 BAM37.60	+74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$225.14 BAM376.00	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$210.13 BAM350.94	-58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$161.50 BAM269.73	+311.3%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Bihac
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$150.09 BAM250.67	-78.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$3,001.80 BAM5,013.39	-87.1%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Bihac
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$1.50 BAM2.51	+33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$1.20 BAM2.01	-58.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$3.60 BAM6.02	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$30.02 BAM50.13	-48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$5.70 BAM9.53	-32.2%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Bihac
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$30.02 BAM50.13	-51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$18.01 BAM30.08	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$100.06 BAM167.11	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$120.76 BAM201.68	+14.4%
Average			-16.4%

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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: December 2025

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