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Jaco Beach vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Jaco Beach is 62.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Jaco Beach
Groceries: pay 56.2% more in Jaco Beach
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Jaco Beach
Housing: pay 61.2% more in Jaco Beach
Childcare: pay 55.0% less in Jaco Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in Jaco Beach
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Jaco Beach

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

Jaco Beach vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jaco Beach instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Jaco Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$7.73 CRC3,774.04	+83.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+101.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.58 CRC770.52	+228.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.51 CRC738.26	+392.4%
Average			+201.7%

Beijing vs. Jaco Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Jaco Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$2.03 CRC991.89	+19.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.95 CRC2,419.25	-33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.39 CRC2,632.15	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.39 CRC1,165.19	+34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.68 CRC1,799.66	+140.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.94 CRC946.86	+97.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.65 CRC319.23	-15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.89 CRC921.78	+135.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.43 CRC697.92	+137.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.62 CRC302.87	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.59 CRC289.70	+43.8%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Jaco Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$5.39 CRC2,631.82	+27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	+106.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	+248.3%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 61.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Jaco Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$42.59 CRC20,805.58	+229.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$730.71 CRC356,931.46	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$497.43 CRC242,979.15	-1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$54.43 CRC26,587.39	+38.6%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 55.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Jaco Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$438.62 CRC214,254.88	-38.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$6,584.85 CRC3,216,516.75	-71.7%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Jaco Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.67 CRC1,306.40	+138.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$3.78 CRC1,845.66	+30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$5.15 CRC2,516.02	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$47.55 CRC23,224.83	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+17.8%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Beijing	Jaco Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$24.98 CRC12,201.65	-59.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$51.31 CRC25,062.18	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	+47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$106.98 CRC52,255.87	+1.4%
Average			+7.4%

Beijing vs. Jaco Beach - Cost of clothing

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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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