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China

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Durres vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Durres is 39.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Durres
Groceries: pay 21.4% more in Durres
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Durres
Housing: pay 6.9% more in Durres
Childcare: pay 77.6% less in Durres
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in Durres
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Durres

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

Durres vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Durres
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.50	$11.66 ALL955	+177.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.25	$13.26 ALL1,085	+170.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.25	$1.75 ALL143	+264.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.08	$0.78 ALL64	+155.2%
Average			+191.8%

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pay 21.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Durres
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.56	$1.12 ALL92	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥50.61	$5.72 ALL469	-23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.01	$7.64 ALL626	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.04	$3.66 ALL300	+106.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.38	$3.55 ALL291	+132.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.66	$0.59 ALL48	-39.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.21	$1.11 ALL91	+44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.42	$0.69 ALL57	-13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.08	$0.53 ALL43	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.36	$0.50 ALL41	+43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.80	$0.48 ALL40	+17.1%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Durres
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.54	$8.38 ALL686	+99.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥213.76	$18.68 ALL1,529	-40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥124K	$15,666.91 ALL1M	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.35	$22.90 ALL1,875	+394.9%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 6.9% more for housing

	Beijing	Durres
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥87.63	$18.56 ALL1,520	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,337.52	$430.01 ALL35,208	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,418.06	$342.73 ALL28,062	-32.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥266.08	$66.78 ALL5,468	+70.1%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 77.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Durres
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,816.42	$180.77 ALL14,801	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥158K	$4,519.30 ALL370K	-80.6%
Average			-77.6%

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Durres
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.60	$2.77 ALL227	+147.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.67	$2.23 ALL183	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.50	$4.28 ALL350	+1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥391.92	$38.16 ALL3,125	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.00	$7.23 ALL592	-14.0%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Beijing	Durres
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥422.17	$39.17 ALL3,207	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥246.48	$40.67 ALL3,330	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥553.91	$87.37 ALL7,154	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥715.12	$158.68 ALL12,992	+50.4%
Average			+8.0%

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