Cost of living comparison

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Ericeira vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Ericeira is 54.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants
pay 3.4 times more in Ericeira
Groceries
pay 13.4% more in Ericeira
Transportation
pay 71.7% more in Ericeira
Housing
pay 66.6% more in Ericeira
Childcare
pay 57.9% less in Ericeira
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.0% more in Ericeira
Clothing
pay 22.8% more in Ericeira

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

Ericeira vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

 
Beijing
Ericeira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.21
CN¥29.74
$11.68
€10.03
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.91
CN¥34.69
$8.18
€7.02
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
CN¥3.39
$2.14
€1.84

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pay 13.4% more for groceries

 
Beijing
Ericeira
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
CN¥12.07
$1.40
€1.20
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.47
CN¥52.80
$4.56
€3.91
Milk (1 gallon) $6.64
CN¥46.96
$3.91
€3.36

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

 
Beijing
Ericeira
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.21
CN¥29.77
$7.51
€6.45
Monthly public transit pass $31.54
CN¥223.02
$29.20
€25.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,225.66
CN¥128,857.25
$41,463.63
€35,609.42

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pay 66.6% more for housing

 
Beijing
Ericeira
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.93
CN¥91.43
$17.52
€15.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $935.23
CN¥6,612.19
$1,070.66
€919.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $504.41
CN¥3,566.20
$992.79
€852.62

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pay 57.9% less for childcare

 
Beijing
Ericeira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $710.76
CN¥5,025.17
$420.48
€361.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,242.73
CN¥164,328.40
$5,839.95
€5,015.41

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pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Beijing
Ericeira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
CN¥7.93
$2.34
€2.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.90
CN¥20.52
$1.76
€1.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.21
CN¥29.74
$5.84
€5.02

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

 
Beijing
Ericeira
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.30
CN¥440.46
$99.28
€85.26
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.37
CN¥257.16
$43.80
€37.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.74
CN¥577.91
$116.80
€100.31

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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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