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Bydgoszcz vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Bydgoszcz is 73.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Bydgoszcz
Groceries: pay 38.0% more in Bydgoszcz
Transportation: pay 56.5% more in Bydgoszcz
Housing: pay 90.3% more in Bydgoszcz
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in Bydgoszcz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.2% more in Bydgoszcz
Clothing: pay 30.8% more in Bydgoszcz

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

Bydgoszcz vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Bydgoszcz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$13.67 PLN49.10	+225.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$8.20 PLN29.46	+67.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.39 PLN8.58	+398.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.88 PLN6.74	+511.2%
Average			+300.4%

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pay 38.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Bydgoszcz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.56 PLN5.59	-8.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$5.65 PLN20.28	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$4.03 PLN14.47	-39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.51 PLN12.62	+97.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.47 PLN12.47	+126.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.63 PLN2.26	-36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.77 PLN2.75	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.81 PLN2.92	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$1.97 PLN7.07	+227.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.48 PLN1.71	+36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.56 PLN2.03	+36.9%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 56.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Bydgoszcz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$6.60 PLN23.69	+56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$29.53 PLN106.05	-6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$34,064.62 PLN122,342.35	+86.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$8.75 PLN31.42	+89.1%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 90.3% more for housing

	Beijing	Bydgoszcz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$17.13 PLN61.54	+32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$772.39 PLN2,774.04	-17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$537.71 PLN1,931.19	+6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$172.53 PLN619.64	+339.4%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Bydgoszcz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$460.70 PLN1,654.60	-35.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$5,468.28 PLN19,639.19	-76.5%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Bydgoszcz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$4.10 PLN14.73	+265.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$4.01 PLN14.41	+38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$5.13 PLN18.41	+21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$37.97 PLN136.38	-34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$7.93 PLN28.48	-5.7%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 30.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Bydgoszcz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$98.43 PLN353.51	+58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$37.94 PLN136.25	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$112.32 PLN403.39	+37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$130.10 PLN467.25	+23.3%
Average			+30.8%

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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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