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Joinville vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Joinville is 10.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 83.5% more in Joinville
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Joinville
Transportation: pay 67.5% more in Joinville
Housing: pay 12.5% less in Joinville
Childcare: pay 67.6% less in Joinville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Joinville
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Joinville

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

Joinville vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Joinville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$7.50 R$40.80	+78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$6.56 R$35.70	+33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.03 R$5.58	+113.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.64 R$3.48	+108.1%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Beijing	Joinville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.24 R$6.73	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$3.64 R$19.79	-51.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$3.19 R$17.38	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.58 R$14.01	+45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.46 R$7.93	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.63 R$3.42	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.46 R$2.48	-40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.55 R$3.01	-30.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.68 R$3.68	+12.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.54 R$2.92	+54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.42 R$2.27	+1.4%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 67.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Joinville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.19 R$22.77	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$51.57 R$280.52	+63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$25,411.17 R$138,221.54	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$12.38 R$67.33	+167.5%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 12.5% less for housing

	Beijing	Joinville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$21.82 R$118.67	+68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$284.43 R$1,547.13	-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$215.67 R$1,173.10	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$42.47 R$231.04	+8.2%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 67.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Joinville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$281.30 R$1,530.13	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$5,851.13 R$31,826.66	-74.8%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Joinville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.81 R$15.30	+150.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.49 R$8.09	-48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.91 R$15.81	-30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$23.41 R$127.34	-59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$7.97 R$43.35	-5.2%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Joinville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$46.88 R$255.02	-24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$75.01 R$408.03	+106.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$84.39 R$459.04	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$63.01 R$342.75	-40.3%
Average			+11.1%

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