Cost of living comparison

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Granada vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Granada is 96.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants
pay 4.7 times more in Granada
Groceries
pay 55.4% more in Granada
Transportation
pay 2.6 times more in Granada
Housing
pay 92.3% more in Granada
Childcare
pay 55.3% less in Granada
Entertainment and Sports
pay 49.2% more in Granada
Clothing
pay 3.4% more in Granada

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

Granada vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

 
Beijing
Granada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.21
CN¥29.74
$15.18
€13.04
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.91
CN¥34.69
$10.51
€9.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
CN¥3.39
$2.93
€2.52

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pay 55.4% more for groceries

 
Beijing
Granada
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
CN¥12.07
$1.82
€1.57
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.47
CN¥52.80
$7.83
€6.72
Milk (1 gallon) $6.64
CN¥46.96
$4.30
€3.69

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Beijing
Granada
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.21
CN¥29.77
$6.72
€5.77
Monthly public transit pass $31.54
CN¥223.02
$40.88
€35.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,225.66
CN¥128,857.25
$38,969.97
€33,467.84

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pay 92.3% more for housing

 
Beijing
Granada
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.93
CN¥91.43
$25.70
€22.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $935.23
CN¥6,612.19
$875.99
€752.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $504.41
CN¥3,566.20
$700.79
€601.85

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pay 55.3% less for childcare

 
Beijing
Granada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $710.76
CN¥5,025.17
$379.60
€326.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,242.73
CN¥164,328.40
$8,351.13
€7,172.04

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pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Beijing
Granada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
CN¥7.93
$3.50
€3.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.90
CN¥20.52
$2.36
€2.03
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.21
CN¥29.74
$6.42
€5.52

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

 
Beijing
Granada
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.30
CN¥440.46
$74.75
€64.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.37
CN¥257.16
$33.87
€29.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.74
CN¥577.91
$79.42
€68.21

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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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