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Cabanatuan vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Cabanatuan is 13.8% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants
pay 23.0% more in Cabanatuan
Groceries
pay 7.3% more in Cabanatuan
Transportation
pay 17.9% more in Cabanatuan
Housing
pay 1.5% more in Cabanatuan
Childcare
pay 85.8% less in Cabanatuan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.4% less in Cabanatuan
Clothing
pay 36.0% less in Cabanatuan

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

Cabanatuan vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.0% more for restaurants

 
Beijing
Cabanatuan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.21
CN¥28.95
$4.30
₱259.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.91
CN¥33.77
$3.44
₱207.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
CN¥3.30
$0.82
₱49.36

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

 
Beijing
Cabanatuan
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
CN¥11.75
$1.54
₱93.32
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.47
CN¥51.40
$1.72
₱103.92
Milk (1 gallon) $6.64
CN¥45.71
$7.38
₱445.83

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

 
Beijing
Cabanatuan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.21
CN¥28.98
$4.16
₱251.27
Monthly public transit pass $31.54
CN¥217.11
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,225.66
CN¥125K
$27,507.78
₱2M

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pay 1.5% more for housing

 
Beijing
Cabanatuan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.93
CN¥89.00
$24.08
₱1,454.89
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $935.23
CN¥6,436.93
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $504.41
CN¥3,471.67
$43.01
₱2,598.01

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

 
Beijing
Cabanatuan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $710.76
CN¥4,891.98
$172.03
₱10,392.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,242.73
CN¥160K
$946.17
₱57,156.32

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Beijing
Cabanatuan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
CN¥7.72
$1.29
₱77.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.90
CN¥19.97
$2.81
₱169.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.21
CN¥28.95
$2.75
₱166.27

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

 
Beijing
Cabanatuan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.30
CN¥428.79
$25.80
₱1,558.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.37
CN¥250.34
$35.55
₱2,147.69
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.74
CN¥562.60
$60.21
₱3,637.22

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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: April 2026
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