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Cold Lake vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Cold Lake is 2.0 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Cold Lake
Groceries: pay 60.6% more in Cold Lake
Transportation: pay 95.5% more in Cold Lake
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cold Lake
Childcare: pay 34.1% less in Cold Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Cold Lake
Clothing: pay 26.1% less in Cold Lake

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

Cold Lake vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cold Lake instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Cold Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$17.22 CA$23.82	+309.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$10.90 CA$15.08	+122.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$2.09 CA$2.89	+336.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.44 CA$1.98	+367.5%
Average			+283.9%

Beijing vs. Cold Lake - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Cold Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.96 CA$2.71	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$5.50 CA$7.60	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$4.01 CA$5.55	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$3.52 CA$4.86	+98.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$5.43 CA$7.51	+254.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$2.03 CA$2.81	+107.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.49 CA$0.68	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.81 CA$1.13	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.98 CA$1.35	+62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.09 CA$1.50	+212.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.49 CA$0.68	+18.4%
Average			+60.6%

Beijing vs. Cold Lake - Cost of groceries

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pay 95.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Cold Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$3.72 CA$5.14	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$16.86 CA$23.32	+264.5%
Average			+95.5%

Beijing vs. Cold Lake - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Beijing	Cold Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$63.09 CA$87.24	+387.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$885.03 CA$1,223.86	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$861.11 CA$1,190.78	+70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$148.79 CA$205.76	+278.9%
Average			+183.0%

Beijing vs. Cold Lake - Cost of housing

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pay 34.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Cold Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$665.47 CA$920.24	-6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$8,898.11 CA$12,304.75	-61.7%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Cold Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$5.74 CA$7.94	+411.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$3.68 CA$5.09	+26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$12.11 CA$16.74	+187.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$12.92 CA$17.86	+53.6%
Average			+170.0%

Beijing vs. Cold Lake - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Cold Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$28.70 CA$39.69	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$35.88 CA$49.62	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$53.82 CA$74.42	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$89.70 CA$124.04	-15.0%
Average			-26.1%

Beijing vs. Cold Lake - Cost of clothing

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