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Guanajuato vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Guanajuato is 19.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Guanajuato
Groceries: pay 45.4% more in Guanajuato
Transportation: pay 55.8% more in Guanajuato
Housing: pay 3.7% less in Guanajuato
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Guanajuato
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Guanajuato
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Guanajuato

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

Guanajuato vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Guanajuato
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$10.94 MX$197.32	+160.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$5.96 MX$107.43	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.20 MX$21.73	+151.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.90 MX$16.28	+194.0%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 45.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Guanajuato
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$2.44 MX$44.00	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$2.84 MX$51.27	-61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.23 MX$94.27	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.63 MX$47.51	+48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.44 MX$62.02	+124.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.29 MX$23.26	+31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.68 MX$12.18	-12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.86 MX$15.50	+7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.74 MX$13.29	+22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.92 MX$16.61	+164.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.04 MX$18.83	+153.1%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 55.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	Guanajuato
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$4.99 MX$89.98	+18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$27.08 MX$488.31	-14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$22,147.43 MX$399,406.83	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$13.75 MX$248.02	+197.3%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 3.7% less for housing

	Beijing	Guanajuato
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$29.78 MX$537.14	+130.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$308.62 MX$5,565.74	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$189.54 MX$3,418.16	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$33.01 MX$595.29	-15.9%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Guanajuato
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$189.54 MX$3,418.16	-73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$2,209.49 MX$39,845.95	-90.5%
Average			-81.9%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Guanajuato
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.71 MX$48.83	+141.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.71 MX$48.83	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$4.06 MX$73.25	-3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$28.43 MX$512.72	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$5.69 MX$102.54	-32.4%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Guanajuato
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$54.15 MX$976.62	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$37.85 MX$682.65	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$54.10 MX$975.64	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$59.52 MX$1,073.30	-43.6%
Average			-21.6%

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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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