Cost of living comparison

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Botucatu vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Botucatu is 0.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Botucatu
Groceries
pay 19.6% less in Botucatu
Transportation
pay 35.7% more in Botucatu
Housing
pay 44.1% less in Botucatu
Childcare
pay 68.5% less in Botucatu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.0% more in Botucatu
Clothing
pay 21.6% less in Botucatu

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

Botucatu vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Beijing
Botucatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.21
CN¥29.74
$5.59
R$30.41
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.91
CN¥34.69
$5.96
R$32.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
CN¥3.39
$1.30
R$7.09

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

 
Beijing
Botucatu
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
CN¥12.07
$1.22
R$6.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.47
CN¥52.80
$3.73
R$20.27
Milk (1 gallon) $6.64
CN¥46.96
$3.03
R$16.48

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pay 35.7% more for transportation

 
Beijing
Botucatu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.21
CN¥29.77
$4.18
R$22.72
Monthly public transit pass $31.54
CN¥223.02
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,225.66
CN¥128,857.25
$21,615.18
R$117,573.58

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pay 44.1% less for housing

 
Beijing
Botucatu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.93
CN¥91.43
$14.91
R$81.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $935.23
CN¥6,612.19
$260.87
R$1,418.99
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $504.41
CN¥3,566.20
$167.70
R$912.21

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

 
Beijing
Botucatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $710.76
CN¥5,025.17
$269.03
R$1,463.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,242.73
CN¥164,328.40
$5,813.74
R$31,623.24

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Beijing
Botucatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
CN¥7.93
$2.42
R$13.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.90
CN¥20.52
$2.30
R$12.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.21
CN¥29.74
$2.24
R$12.16

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

 
Beijing
Botucatu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.30
CN¥440.46
$48.71
R$264.97
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.37
CN¥257.16
$33.54
R$182.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.74
CN¥577.91
$81.19
R$441.62

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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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