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Concepcion vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Concepcion is 30.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Concepcion
Groceries: pay 13.6% more in Concepcion
Transportation: pay 86.8% more in Concepcion
Housing: pay 30.1% more in Concepcion
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in Concepcion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% more in Concepcion
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in Concepcion

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

Concepcion vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Concepcion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$7.29 CLF0.1700	+73.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$8.13 CLF0.1900	+65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.40 CLF0.0300	+191.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.08 CLF0.0300	+253.1%
Average			+145.8%

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pay 13.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Concepcion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.47 CLF0.0300	-14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$5.52 CLF0.1300	-26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.73 CLF0.1100	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.60 CLF0.0800	+102.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.95 CLF0.0700	+92.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.61 CLF0.0100	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.66 CLF0.0200	-17.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.49 CLF0.0100	+41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.58 CLF0.0100	+41.3%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 86.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	Concepcion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$5.08 CLF0.1200	+20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$32.53 CLF0.7600	+3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$20,101.50 CLF467.4200	+10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$19.12 CLF0.4400	+313.3%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 30.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Concepcion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$27.09 CLF0.6300	+109.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$458.51 CLF10.6600	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$343.88 CLF8.0000	-31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$76.07 CLF1.7700	+93.7%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Concepcion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$325.65 CLF7.5700	-54.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$4,376.69 CLF101.7700	-81.2%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Concepcion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$3.91 CLF0.0900	+248.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.61 CLF0.0600	-10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$5.21 CLF0.1200	+23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$26.83 CLF0.6200	-53.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$5.73 CLF0.1300	-31.9%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Concepcion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$42.72 CLF0.9900	-31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$27.35 CLF0.6400	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$57.31 CLF1.3300	-29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$66.43 CLF1.5400	-37.0%
Average			-30.8%

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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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