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Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Chalcis (Chalkida) is 66.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Groceries: pay 35.4% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Childcare: pay 67.2% less in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.8% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)

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

Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chalcis (Chalkida) instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.85	$13.43 €11.37	+219.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.65	$9.34 €7.91	+90.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.29	$1.67 €1.42	+248.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.58 €0.49	+90.2%
Average			+162.2%

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pay 35.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.70	$1.42 €1.20	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.22	$6.95 €5.88	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.55	$5.72 €4.84	-13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.18	$4.16 €3.52	+134.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.50	$4.46 €3.78	+191.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.74	$0.91 €0.77	-7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.28	$0.87 €0.74	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.49	$0.50 €0.43	-37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.13	$0.90 €0.76	+49.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.39	$0.50 €0.43	+44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.83	$0.57 €0.48	+38.7%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.88	$8.08 €6.83	+91.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥216.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$30,366.20 €25,694.88	+66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.73	$14.02 €11.86	+202.9%
Average			+120.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Beijing	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥88.69	$31.53 €26.68	+143.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,414.02	$603.43 €510.60	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,459.32	$467.17 €395.31	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥269.29	$206.53 €174.76	+426.0%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,874.56	$294.90 €249.54	-58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥159K	$5,606.07 €4,743.67	-75.9%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.69	$3.50 €2.96	+212.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.90	$3.85 €3.26	+32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.85	$5.02 €4.25	+19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥396.65	$70.08 €59.30	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.69	$9.93 €8.40	+18.0%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	Beijing	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥427.26	$109.01 €92.24	+75.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥249.45	$39.42 €33.35	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥560.59	$100.73 €85.24	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥723.75	$96.35 €81.53	-8.7%
Average			+24.5%

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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: March 2026

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