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Bishops Stortford vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Bishops Stortford is 2.3 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Bishops Stortford
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Bishops Stortford
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Bishops Stortford
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Bishops Stortford
Childcare: pay 81.5% more in Bishops Stortford
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Bishops Stortford
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Bishops Stortford

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

Bishops Stortford vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishops Stortford instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Bishops Stortford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$20.03 £14.98	+376.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$9.68 £7.24	+97.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.74 £1.30	+261.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.11 £0.83	+260.2%
Average			+248.9%

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Bishops Stortford
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.41 £1.05	-17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$4.07 £3.05	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$5.31 £3.97	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.61 £2.70	+103.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$3.68 £2.76	+140.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.42 £1.06	+44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.68 £0.51	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$1.31 £0.98	+64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.29 £0.97	+114.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.78 £0.59	+125.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.69 £0.52	+67.1%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Bishops Stortford
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$7.18 £5.37	+70.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	+107.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$16.69 £12.48	+260.8%
Average			+146.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Beijing	Bishops Stortford
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$36.50 £27.30	+182.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	+49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$1,246.40 £932.10	+147.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$256.75 £192.00	+553.9%
Average			+233.1%

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pay 81.5% more for childcare

	Beijing	Bishops Stortford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	+166.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	-3.1%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Bishops Stortford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$6.01 £4.49	+435.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$4.23 £3.16	+45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$20.03 £14.98	+376.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$55.42 £41.45	-4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$10.35 £7.74	+23.0%
Average			+175.3%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	Bishops Stortford
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$46.74 £34.95	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$40.06 £29.96	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$80.13 £59.92	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$96.82 £72.40	-8.3%
Average			-6.3%

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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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