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Canary Islands vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Canary Islands is 61.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Canary Islands
Groceries: pay 56.7% more in Canary Islands
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Canary Islands
Housing: pay 71.2% more in Canary Islands
Childcare: pay 57.2% less in Canary Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% more in Canary Islands
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Canary Islands

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

Canary Islands vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canary Islands instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Canary Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$17.52 €14.93	+316.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$9.93 €8.46	+102.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.75 €1.49	+265.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.03 €0.88	+236.1%
Average			+230.1%

Beijing vs. Canary Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Canary Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.75 €1.49	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$8.99 €7.66	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.76 €4.06	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.50 €2.99	+97.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$4.41 €3.76	+188.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.19 €1.02	+21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$1.03 €0.88	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.74 €0.63	-7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.19 €1.01	+96.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.72 €0.62	+107.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.79 €0.67	+91.0%
Average			+56.7%

Beijing vs. Canary Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Canary Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$6.30 €5.37	+49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$25,695.77 €21,892.95	+41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$15.53 €13.24	+235.8%
Average			+108.8%

Beijing vs. Canary Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Canary Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$29.20 €24.88	+125.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$1,155.05 €984.11	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$707.30 €602.63	+40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$76.66 €65.32	+95.2%
Average			+71.2%

Beijing vs. Canary Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Canary Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$350.40 €298.54	-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$8,448.46 €7,198.14	-63.7%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Canary Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$2.92 €2.49	+160.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$1.75 €1.49	-39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$4.82 €4.11	+14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$49.64 €42.29	-14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$9.93 €8.46	+18.0%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Canary Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$70.08 €59.71	+12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$36.50 €31.10	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$81.18 €69.16	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$70.08 €59.71	-33.6%
Average			-5.4%

Beijing vs. Canary Islands - Cost of clothing

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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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