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Bloemfontein vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Bloemfontein is 17.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Bloemfontein
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Bloemfontein
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Bloemfontein
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Bloemfontein
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Bloemfontein
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Bloemfontein
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in Bloemfontein

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

Bloemfontein vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Bloemfontein
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$11.52 ZAR195.05	+174.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$6.89 ZAR116.54	+40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.40 ZAR23.73	+192.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.95 ZAR16.09	+209.7%
Average			+154.1%

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Beijing	Bloemfontein
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.99 ZAR16.82	-41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$3.56 ZAR60.27	-52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$3.82 ZAR64.60	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.03 ZAR34.33	+14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.19 ZAR37.06	+43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.76 ZAR12.83	-22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.56 ZAR9.40	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.70 ZAR11.83	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.61 ZAR10.39	+2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.41 ZAR6.97	+18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.78 ZAR13.27	+90.0%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Bloemfontein
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.92 ZAR83.33	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$23,220.16 ZAR393,031.33	+27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	??
Average			+22.1%

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Beijing	Bloemfontein
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$36.49 ZAR617.67	+182.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$302.50 ZAR5,120.14	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$268.89 ZAR4,551.23	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$58.75 ZAR994.39	+49.6%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Bloemfontein
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$129.64 ZAR2,194.34	-81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	??
Average			-81.8%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Bloemfontein
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.45 ZAR41.45	+118.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.83 ZAR30.96	-37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$30.25 ZAR512.01	-47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$5.76 ZAR97.53	-31.5%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Beijing	Bloemfontein
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$57.62 ZAR975.26	-7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$32.27 ZAR546.15	-11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$132.52 ZAR2,243.11	+62.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$95.07 ZAR1,609.19	-9.9%
Average			+8.3%

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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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