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Castellon De La Plana vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Castellon De La Plana is 80.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Castellon De La Plana
Groceries: pay 51.7% more in Castellon De La Plana
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Castellon De La Plana
Housing: pay 74.2% more in Castellon De La Plana
Childcare: pay 41.3% less in Castellon De La Plana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% more in Castellon De La Plana
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Castellon De La Plana

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

Castellon De La Plana vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castellon De La Plana instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Castellon De La Plana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$15.18 €12.94	+261.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$8.18 €6.97	+66.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.34 €1.99	+386.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.75 €1.49	+470.8%
Average			+296.3%

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pay 51.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Castellon De La Plana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$2.01 €1.71	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$7.59 €6.47	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.40 €3.75	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.08 €2.62	+73.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$3.83 €3.26	+150.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.17 €0.99	+18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.78 €0.66	+1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.77 €0.65	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.16 €0.99	+92.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.84 €0.72	+141.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.87 €0.74	+110.6%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Castellon De La Plana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$6.81 €5.80	+61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$17.52 €14.93	-44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$38,969.97 €33,202.65	+113.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$24.79 €21.12	+435.8%
Average			+141.7%

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pay 74.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Castellon De La Plana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$28.03 €23.88	+116.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$739.73 €630.25	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$613.19 €522.45	+21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$109.61 €93.39	+179.2%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 41.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Castellon De La Plana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$583.99 €497.57	-17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$8,175.93 €6,965.94	-64.8%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Castellon De La Plana
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	$2.48 €2.11	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$7.01 €5.97	+66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$46.33 €39.47	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$8.18 €6.97	-2.8%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Beijing	Castellon De La Plana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$66.19 €56.39	+6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$22.19 €18.91	-39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$104.90 €89.37	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$120.92 €103.03	+14.6%
Average			+2.5%

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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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