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Chihuahua vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Chihuahua is 29.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Chihuahua
Groceries: pay 66.1% more in Chihuahua
Transportation: pay 41.7% more in Chihuahua
Housing: pay 32.6% more in Chihuahua
Childcare: pay 80.5% less in Chihuahua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Chihuahua
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Chihuahua

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

Chihuahua vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Chihuahua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$10.86 MX$197.31	+158.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$10.86 MX$197.31	+121.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.21 MX$21.90	+151.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.85 MX$15.39	+175.9%
Average			+151.6%

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pay 66.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Chihuahua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$3.17 MX$57.56	+85.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.70 MX$85.49	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.91 MX$107.37	-11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.76 MX$50.08	+55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.07 MX$55.82	+100.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.09 MX$19.89	+11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.71 MX$12.83	-8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.92 MX$16.76	+15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.26 MX$22.83	+108.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.11 MX$20.12	+217.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.19 MX$21.68	+189.2%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 41.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Chihuahua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$5.01 MX$90.99	+18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$32.57 MX$591.94	+3.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$28,174.81 MX$512,065.96	+54.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$8.79 MX$159.82	+90.1%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 32.6% more for housing

	Beijing	Chihuahua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$24.14 MX$438.78	+86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$678.54 MX$12,332.16	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$441.05 MX$8,015.91	-12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$72.13 MX$1,310.89	+83.7%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 80.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Chihuahua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$174.91 MX$3,178.96	-75.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$3,347.46 MX$60,838.67	-85.6%
Average			-80.5%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Chihuahua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.36 MX$42.83	+110.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.40 MX$43.61	-17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.34 MX$78.93	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$27.81 MX$505.37	-51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$4.61 MX$83.86	-45.1%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Chihuahua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$52.79 MX$959.44	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$24.43 MX$443.96	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$107.21 MX$1,948.48	+31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$88.64 MX$1,611.07	-16.0%
Average			-8.2%

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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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