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Ciudad Juarez vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Juarez is 21.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Ciudad Juarez
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Ciudad Juarez
Transportation: pay 54.0% more in Ciudad Juarez
Housing: pay 25.8% more in Ciudad Juarez
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in Ciudad Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Ciudad Juarez
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Ciudad Juarez

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

Ciudad Juarez vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ciudad Juarez instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Ciudad Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$8.12 MX$146.33	+93.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$10.56 MX$190.23	+115.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.19 MX$21.46	+148.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.86 MX$15.41	+178.7%
Average			+133.8%

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Ciudad Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$2.30 MX$41.46	+34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$5.69 MX$102.43	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$6.15 MX$110.78	-7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$1.78 MX$32.13	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$3.19 MX$57.52	+108.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.06 MX$19.03	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.66 MX$11.95	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.79 MX$14.16	-1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.08 MX$19.47	+79.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.71 MX$12.83	+104.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$1.14 MX$20.58	+176.9%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 54.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Ciudad Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.68 MX$84.29	+11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$39.53 MX$712.14	+25.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$24,369.38 MX$438,987.57	+33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$11.37 MX$204.86	+145.8%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 25.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Ciudad Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$29.78 MX$536.54	+130.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$397.13 MX$7,153.87	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$252.72 MX$4,552.46	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$70.75 MX$1,274.40	+80.2%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Ciudad Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$216.62 MX$3,902.11	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$2,707.71 MX$48,776.40	-88.4%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Ciudad Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$2.17 MX$39.02	+93.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.18 MX$57.31	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$4.66 MX$83.90	+10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$33.17 MX$597.51	-42.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$5.42 MX$97.55	-35.6%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Beijing	Ciudad Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$42.42 MX$764.16	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$78.52 MX$1,414.52	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$46.03 MX$829.20	-56.4%
Average			-30.7%

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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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