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Delray Beach vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Delray Beach is 2.8 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 5.9 times more in Delray Beach
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Delray Beach
Transportation: pay 93.5% more in Delray Beach
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Delray Beach
Childcare: pay 24.3% less in Delray Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Delray Beach
Clothing: pay 15.5% more in Delray Beach

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

Delray Beach vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Delray Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$30.00	+613.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$13.00	+164.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$3.45	+620.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$2.00	+551.6%
Average			+487.5%

Beijing vs. Delray Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Delray Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$3.95	+131.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$6.71	-10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$4.73	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$4.61	+159.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$6.33	+313.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$2.28	+132.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.78	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$2.55	+217.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$2.53	+320.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$1.14	+225.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.52	+267.5%
Average			+157.4%

Beijing vs. Delray Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Delray Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$3.29	-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$25.00	-20.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$36,050.00	+97.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$19.38	+318.9%
Average			+93.5%

Beijing vs. Delray Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Beijing	Delray Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$64.02	+395.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$3,166.67	+238.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$2,586.67	+412.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$195.30	+397.4%
Average			+361.0%

Beijing vs. Delray Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 24.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Delray Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$300.00	-57.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$25,375.00	+9.2%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Delray Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$8.00	+613.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$6.21	+114.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$8.00	+90.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$51.33	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$16.00	+90.2%
Average			+179.3%

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pay 15.5% more for clothing

	Beijing	Delray Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$49.30	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$56.79	+56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$95.00	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$116.67	+10.6%
Average			+15.5%

Beijing vs. Delray 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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