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Gramado vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Gramado is 2.9% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 78.5% more in Gramado
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Gramado
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Gramado
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Gramado
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in Gramado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in Gramado
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Gramado

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

Gramado vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Gramado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$6.52 R$34.28	+55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.92	$5.59 R$29.38	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.32	$1.10 R$5.78	+129.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.66 R$3.47	+115.5%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Beijing	Gramado
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.80	$1.33 R$6.98	-22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.62	$4.98 R$26.17	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.91	$3.35 R$17.60	-49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.28	$2.19 R$11.49	+23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.58	$1.83 R$9.62	+19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.79	$0.96 R$5.06	-2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.32	$0.62 R$3.27	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.53	$0.63 R$3.29	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.16	$0.70 R$3.68	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.41	$0.43 R$2.24	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.49 R$2.56	+18.2%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Gramado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.11	$4.12 R$21.64	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.03	$64.31 R$337.87	+103.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$14,911.46 R$78,346.21	-18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.98	$6.06 R$31.83	+30.9%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Beijing	Gramado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.38	$20.97 R$110.17	+62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,464.19	$436.86 R$2,295.30	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,486.38	$308.71 R$1,622.01	-38.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥271.40	$44.04 R$231.41	+12.2%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Gramado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,912.70	$279.59 R$1,468.99	-60.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$3,019.57 R$15,865.11	-87.0%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Gramado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.75	$2.24 R$11.75	+99.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.06	$1.47 R$7.74	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$2.05 R$10.77	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥399.75	$24.06 R$126.43	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.14	$5.96 R$31.34	-29.1%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Gramado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥430.60	$49.70 R$261.15	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥251.40	$32.30 R$169.72	-11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥564.98	$66.08 R$347.17	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥729.41	$45.66 R$239.89	-56.7%
Average			-26.8%

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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: April 2026

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