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Drummondville vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Drummondville is 58.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Drummondville
Groceries: pay 71.5% more in Drummondville
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Drummondville
Housing: pay 65.2% more in Drummondville
Childcare: pay 44.1% less in Drummondville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.2% more in Drummondville
Clothing: pay 21.5% less in Drummondville

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

Drummondville vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Drummondville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$11.84 CA$16.08	+181.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$10.23 CA$13.88	+108.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$0.85 CA$1.16	+78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.72 CA$0.97	+133.8%
Average			+125.4%

Beijing vs. Drummondville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Drummondville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$1.78 CA$2.41	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$4.48 CA$6.09	-39.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$5.97 CA$8.10	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$2.63 CA$3.57	+48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$4.75 CA$6.45	+210.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$1.69 CA$2.30	+72.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$0.59 CA$0.80	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$1.69 CA$2.30	+111.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$1.62 CA$2.20	+169.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.84 CA$1.14	+140.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.85 CA$1.15	+105.1%
Average			+71.5%

Beijing vs. Drummondville - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Drummondville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$4.23 CA$5.75	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$24,382.26 CA$33,105.02	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$22.23 CA$30.18	+380.5%
Average			+138.3%

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pay 65.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Drummondville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$43.95 CA$59.68	+239.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$824.03 CA$1,118.83	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$681.71 CA$925.59	+35.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	$38.41 CA$52.15	-2.2%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 44.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Drummondville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$717.59 CA$974.31	+1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$2,511.56 CA$3,410.08	-89.2%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Drummondville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$3.95 CA$5.36	+251.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$3.41 CA$4.63	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$11.70 CA$15.88	+178.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	$25.11 CA$34.09	-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$7.18 CA$9.74	-14.7%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Drummondville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$21.53 CA$29.23	-65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$57.41 CA$77.94	+57.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$71.76 CA$97.43	-12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$35.88 CA$48.72	-66.0%
Average			-21.5%

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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: March 2026

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