Cost of living comparison

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Chula Vista vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Chula Vista is 2.8 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Chula Vista
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Chula Vista
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Chula Vista
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Chula Vista
Childcare: pay 84.9% more in Chula Vista
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Chula Vista
Clothing: pay 18.0% more in Chula Vista

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Chula Vista are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Chula Vista.

Chula Vista vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chula Vista instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Chula Vista
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$21.00	+399.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$11.50	+134.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.67	+455.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$2.00	+550.5%
Average			+385.0%

Beijing vs. Chula Vista - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Chula Vista
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$4.57	+167.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$6.22	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.67	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$5.83	+228.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$4.48	+192.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$2.22	+125.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.78	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$1.75	+118.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$2.26	+275.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.42	+306.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$1.12	+172.6%
Average			+140.2%

Beijing vs. Chula Vista - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Chula Vista
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.76	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$72.00	+128.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$28,500.00	+56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$17.91	+287.2%
Average			+121.2%

Beijing vs. Chula Vista - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Beijing	Chula Vista
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$74.25	+474.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$2,650.00	+183.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$1,800.00	+256.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$205.84	+424.2%
Average			+334.7%

Beijing vs. Chula Vista - Cost of housing

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pay 84.9% more for childcare

	Beijing	Chula Vista
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$1,750.00	+146.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$28,750.00	+23.7%
Average			+84.9%

Beijing vs. Chula Vista - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Chula Vista
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$8.00	+613.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$5.90	+103.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$10.00	+137.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$20.00	-65.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$14.75	+75.3%
Average			+172.9%

Beijing vs. Chula Vista - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.0% more for clothing

	Beijing	Chula Vista
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$60.72	-2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$58.44	+60.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$77.00	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$126.25	+19.6%
Average			+18.0%

Beijing vs. Chula Vista - Cost of clothing

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