Cost of living comparison

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Fort Smith vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 2.1 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 61.7% more in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 48.9% more in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 13.8% more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 3.0% less in Fort Smith

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

Fort Smith vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Smith instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$20.00	+375.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$11.00	+124.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.33	+386.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$2.02	+557.0%
Average			+360.8%

Beijing vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$3.08	+80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$3.74	-50.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$4.10	-38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.94	+65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$4.46	+191.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$2.16	+119.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.65	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.13	+41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.98	+62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.88	+152.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.70	+69.7%
Average			+61.7%

Beijing vs. Fort Smith - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$2.79	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$35.00	+11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$26,000.00	+42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$12.75	+175.6%
Average			+48.9%

Beijing vs. Fort Smith - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$68.50	+429.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$683.33	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$675.00	+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$184.39	+369.6%
Average			+201.6%

Beijing vs. Fort Smith - Cost of housing

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pay 13.8% more for childcare

	Beijing	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$900.00	+26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$23,460.00	+0.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$6.00	+435.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$5.32	+83.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$8.21	+95.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$26.67	-53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$11.00	+30.8%
Average			+118.1%

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$55.00	-11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$41.00	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$93.33	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$76.66	-27.4%
Average			-3.0%

Beijing vs. Fort Smith - Cost of clothing

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