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Chelyabinsk vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Chelyabinsk is 5.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Chelyabinsk
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Chelyabinsk
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in Chelyabinsk
Housing: pay 5.0% more in Chelyabinsk
Childcare: pay 68.7% less in Chelyabinsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% less in Chelyabinsk
Clothing: pay 55.7% more in Chelyabinsk

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

Chelyabinsk vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Chelyabinsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$6.25 RUB498.28	+48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$5.36 RUB427.10	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.25 RUB99.77	+161.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.36 RUB28.60	+16.9%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Beijing	Chelyabinsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$0.65 RUB52.04	-61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$5.00 RUB398.63	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.22 RUB336.37	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$1.55 RUB123.38	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.55 RUB203.20	+66.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.76 RUB60.27	-23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.85 RUB67.45	+10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.84 RUB66.73	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.09 RUB86.96	+81.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.36 RUB29.06	+4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.37 RUB29.60	-9.9%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Chelyabinsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$2.74 RUB218.38	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$17.27 RUB1,376.21	-45.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$38,119.86 RUB3,037,145.29	+109.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$6.55 RUB522.01	+41.6%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 5.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Chelyabinsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$7.59 RUB605.06	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$393.11 RUB31,320.56	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$303.90 RUB24,212.69	-39.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$101.72 RUB8,104.64	+159.1%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 68.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Chelyabinsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$317.67 RUB25,309.54	-55.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$4,169.36 RUB332,187.77	-82.1%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Chelyabinsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$0.89 RUB70.71	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.16 RUB172.03	-25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$2.68 RUB213.55	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$50.93 RUB4,057.44	-11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$4.47 RUB355.92	-46.9%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 55.7% more for clothing

	Beijing	Chelyabinsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$99.27 RUB7,909.23	+59.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$48.84 RUB3,891.34	+34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$156.85 RUB12,496.59	+91.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$144.93 RUB11,547.48	+37.3%
Average			+55.7%

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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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