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China

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Spain

Javea (Xabia) vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 90.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 97.4% more in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 39.9% less in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% more in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Javea (Xabia)

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

Javea (Xabia) vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.46	$16.93 €14.64	+302.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.21	$11.68 €10.09	+138.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.25	$2.10 €1.82	+338.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.08	$2.31 €1.99	+651.5%
Average			+357.6%

Beijing vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.55	$1.27 €1.10	-25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥50.54	$5.28 €4.56	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥44.95	$4.16 €3.59	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.02	$2.98 €2.58	+67.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.36	$3.18 €2.75	+107.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.65	$0.84 €0.73	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.21	$0.71 €0.61	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.42	$0.55 €0.48	-31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.07	$1.21 €1.05	+101.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.36	$0.90 €0.78	+158.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.79	$0.92 €0.79	+122.6%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.50	$6.72 €5.81	+59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥213.47	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥123K	$38,968.02 €33,681.69	+113.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.31	$14.32 €12.38	+209.5%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 97.4% more for housing

	Beijing	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥87.51	$28.03 €24.23	+116.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,329.10	$1,051.14 €908.54	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,413.52	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥265.72	$103.25 €89.24	+163.0%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 39.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,810.03	$408.78 €353.32	-42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥157K	$14,599.14 €12,618.65	-37.2%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.59	$4.09 €3.53	+264.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.64	$2.24 €1.93	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.46	$5.84 €5.05	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥391.40	$52.56 €45.43	-9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥56.93	$7.01 €6.06	-16.7%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥421.61	$70.54 €60.97	+13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥246.15	$29.20 €25.24	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥553.17	$99.27 €85.81	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥714.17	$96.35 €83.28	-8.7%
Average			+1.6%

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