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Czestochowa vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Czestochowa is 40.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Czestochowa
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Czestochowa
Transportation: pay 58.6% more in Czestochowa
Housing: pay 74.5% more in Czestochowa
Childcare: pay 60.5% less in Czestochowa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% more in Czestochowa
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Czestochowa

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Czestochowa are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Czestochowa.

Czestochowa vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Czestochowa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$8.20 PLN29.46	+95.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$8.20 PLN29.46	+67.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.91 PLN6.87	+298.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.09 PLN3.93	+256.3%
Average			+179.3%

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Czestochowa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.32 PLN4.73	-22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.90 PLN17.61	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$3.88 PLN13.94	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.43 PLN12.33	+93.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.00 PLN10.78	+96.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.56 PLN2.01	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.80 PLN2.86	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.79 PLN2.82	-1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.81 PLN2.90	+33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.41 PLN1.48	+18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.50 PLN1.78	+20.3%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 58.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Czestochowa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$6.31 PLN22.67	+49.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$27.34 PLN98.20	-13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$31,605.27 PLN113,509.62	+73.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$10.39 PLN37.31	+124.6%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 74.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Czestochowa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$12.30 PLN44.19	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$546.83 PLN1,963.92	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$437.46 PLN1,571.14	-13.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$179.64 PLN645.19	+357.5%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Czestochowa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$410.12 PLN1,472.94	-42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$4,921.45 PLN17,675.27	-78.8%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Czestochowa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.73 PLN9.82	+143.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.46 PLN8.84	-15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$4.10 PLN14.73	-2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$28.71 PLN103.11	-50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$6.84 PLN24.55	-18.7%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Beijing	Czestochowa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$82.20 PLN295.20	+31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$41.01 PLN147.29	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$95.69 PLN343.69	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$82.02 PLN294.59	-22.3%
Average			+9.9%

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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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