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Dubna vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Dubna is 5.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% more in Dubna
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Dubna
Transportation: pay 31.4% more in Dubna
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Dubna
Childcare: pay 23.1% less in Dubna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% less in Dubna
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Dubna

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

Dubna vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.3% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Dubna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$9.55 RUB762.87	+127.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$3.82 RUB305.15	-22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$1.07 RUB85.82	+123.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.36 RUB28.61	+16.6%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Beijing	Dubna
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$0.75 RUB60.08	-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$4.77 RUB381.44	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.80	$4.29 RUB342.93	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$1.58 RUB125.87	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$1.89 RUB151.39	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$0.62 RUB49.74	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$0.81 RUB64.88	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.87 RUB69.21	+8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$1.35 RUB108.14	+124.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.32 RUB25.95	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.32 RUB25.95	-21.3%
Average			-3.8%

Beijing vs. Dubna - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Dubna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$2.84 RUB226.81	-32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$36,994.59 RUB3M	+103.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$5.73 RUB457.72	+23.8%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Beijing	Dubna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$7.82 RUB624.57	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,449.93	$447.52 RUB35,759.70	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.69	$304.31 RUB24,316.60	-39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.80	$110.60 RUB8,837.38	+181.7%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 23.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Dubna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,901.86	$656.36 RUB52,447.56	-7.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$14,285.88 RUB1M	-38.5%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Dubna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$1.49 RUB119.20	+33.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.01	$1.43 RUB114.43	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$2.39 RUB190.72	-43.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.87	$14.32 RUB1,144.31	-75.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$6.56 RUB524.48	-22.0%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Dubna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.65	$70.33 RUB5,619.90	+12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.85	$23.87 RUB1,907.18	-34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.73	$106.13 RUB8,480.67	+29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.80	$47.73 RUB3,814.37	-54.8%
Average			-11.6%

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