Cost of living comparison

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Grande Prairie vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Grande Prairie is 2.3 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Grande Prairie
Groceries: pay 88.8% more in Grande Prairie
Transportation: pay 45.0% more in Grande Prairie
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Grande Prairie
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Grande Prairie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Grande Prairie
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Grande Prairie

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

Grande Prairie vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grande Prairie instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Grande Prairie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$17.94 CA$24.75	+326.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$11.12 CA$15.34	+126.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.52 CA$3.48	+426.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$2.28 CA$3.15	+644.2%
Average			+380.9%

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pay 88.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Grande Prairie
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$2.30 CA$3.17	+34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$6.07 CA$8.37	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$6.82 CA$9.40	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.13 CA$4.32	+76.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$4.93 CA$6.79	+221.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$2.02 CA$2.78	+105.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.58 CA$0.79	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.95 CA$2.69	+143.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$1.79 CA$2.47	+197.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.74 CA$1.02	+111.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.94 CA$1.30	+128.8%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 45.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Grande Prairie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$3.72 CA$5.13	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$53.46 CA$73.74	+69.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$32,291.54 CA$44,541.33	+77.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	??
Average			+45.0%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Beijing	Grande Prairie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$76.24 CA$105.17	+489.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$1,018.98 CA$1,405.53	+9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$914.93 CA$1,262.00	+81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$260.25 CA$358.98	+562.8%
Average			+285.7%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Grande Prairie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$475.40 CA$655.75	-33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	??
Average			-33.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Grande Prairie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$5.02 CA$6.93	+347.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$3.71 CA$5.11	+27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$17.22 CA$23.76	+309.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$39.47 CA$54.44	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$10.76 CA$14.85	+28.0%
Average			+136.3%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Grande Prairie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$71.04 CA$97.99	+14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$17.94 CA$24.75	-50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$71.76 CA$98.98	-12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$71.76 CA$98.98	-32.0%
Average			-20.2%

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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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