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Deerfield Beach vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Deerfield Beach is 2.4 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Deerfield Beach
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Deerfield Beach
Transportation: pay 85.1% more in Deerfield Beach
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Deerfield Beach
Childcare: pay 37.4% more in Deerfield Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Deerfield Beach
Clothing: pay 1.6% less in Deerfield Beach

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

Deerfield Beach vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Deerfield Beach instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Deerfield Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$21.00	+399.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$9.50	+93.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.96	+516.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.33	+334.4%
Average			+336.0%

Beijing vs. Deerfield Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Deerfield Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$4.48	+162.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.50	-39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$4.66	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$4.37	+146.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$6.50	+324.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$2.82	+187.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.78	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$2.25	+180.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$2.38	+294.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$1.67	+378.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.75	+324.2%
Average			+175.4%

Beijing vs. Deerfield Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Deerfield Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$3.25	-22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$60.00	+90.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$23,436.41	+28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$15.93	+244.3%
Average			+85.1%

Beijing vs. Deerfield Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Beijing	Deerfield Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$70.00	+441.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$1,933.33	+106.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$1,400.00	+177.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$136.01	+246.4%
Average			+243.0%

Beijing vs. Deerfield Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 37.4% more for childcare

	Beijing	Deerfield Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$816.67	+14.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$37,150.00	+59.8%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Deerfield Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$5.00	+345.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$4.87	+67.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$8.88	+111.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$50.00	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$20.00	+137.8%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Deerfield Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$47.50	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$40.00	+10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$98.00	+19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$92.25	-12.6%
Average			-1.6%

Beijing vs. Deerfield Beach - Cost of clothing

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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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