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Flic En Flac vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Flic En Flac is 38.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 86.3% more in Flic En Flac
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Flic En Flac
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Flic En Flac
Housing: pay 29.7% more in Flic En Flac
Childcare: pay 86.7% less in Flic En Flac
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Flic En Flac
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Flic En Flac

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

Flic En Flac vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Flic En Flac instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 86.3% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Flic En Flac
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$8.74 MUR402.53	+107.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$7.10 MUR327.06	+44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.98 MUR45.29	+104.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.58 MUR26.60	+88.1%
Average			+86.3%

Beijing vs. Flic En Flac - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Flic En Flac
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.75 MUR34.47	-56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.31 MUR198.75	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.51 MUR253.96	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.07 MUR95.27	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.63 MUR120.96	+71.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.91 MUR41.99	-7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.89 MUR41.08	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.66 MUR30.58	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.21 MUR55.69	+100.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.46 MUR21.30	+32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.46 MUR21.30	+12.1%
Average			+10.0%

Beijing vs. Flic En Flac - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Flic En Flac
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$5.38 MUR247.92	+27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$35,495.85 MUR1,635,293.76	+94.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+561.0%
Average			+227.9%

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pay 29.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Flic En Flac
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$33.35 MUR1,536.58	+157.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$583.10 MUR26,863.21	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$507.76 MUR23,392.34	+0.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	-2.2%
Average			+29.7%

Beijing vs. Flic En Flac - Cost of housing

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pay 86.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Flic En Flac
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$109.22 MUR5,031.67	-84.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$2,621.23 MUR120,760.15	-88.7%
Average			-86.7%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Flic En Flac
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.18 MUR100.63	+94.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.59 MUR119.50	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$5.57 MUR256.62	+32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$46.82 MUR2,156.96	-19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$6.01 MUR276.74	-28.6%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Flic En Flac
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	-9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-26.5%
Average			-13.4%

Beijing vs. Flic En Flac - Cost of clothing

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