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Jaragua do Sul vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Jaragua do Sul is 5.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 92.0% more in Jaragua do Sul
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Jaragua do Sul
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in Jaragua do Sul
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Jaragua do Sul
Childcare: pay 73.0% less in Jaragua do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% less in Jaragua do Sul
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Jaragua do Sul

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

Jaragua do Sul vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jaragua do Sul instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 92.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Jaragua do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$7.46 R$40.55	+77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$6.52 R$35.49	+33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.23 R$6.66	+155.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.62 R$3.38	+102.4%
Average			+92.0%

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Beijing	Jaragua do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.46 R$7.96	-14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.10 R$22.31	-45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$2.88 R$15.68	-56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.81 R$9.83	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.65 R$8.97	+7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.07 R$5.79	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.58 R$3.14	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.55 R$2.99	-31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.70 R$3.80	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.52 R$2.82	+48.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.50 R$2.73	+21.6%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Jaragua do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.06 R$22.10	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$33.55 R$182.50	+6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$20,316.87 R$110,511.58	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$11.74 R$63.87	+153.8%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Beijing	Jaragua do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$20.69 R$112.53	+60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$326.19 R$1,774.27	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$229.89 R$1,250.44	-54.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$53.97 R$293.54	+37.4%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 73.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Jaragua do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$307.55 R$1,672.88	-56.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$2,516.31 R$13,687.21	-89.2%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Jaragua do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.86 R$10.14	+66.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.49 R$8.11	-48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.21 R$12.01	-47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$24.54 R$133.49	-57.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$6.52 R$35.49	-22.4%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Jaragua do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$52.81 R$287.26	-15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$68.34 R$371.75	+87.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$91.63 R$498.40	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$61.74 R$335.84	-41.5%
Average			+10.8%

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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: December 2025

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