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Kawagoe vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Kawagoe is 49.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 74.6% more in Kawagoe
Groceries: pay 91.0% more in Kawagoe
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Kawagoe
Housing: pay 2.7% less in Kawagoe
Childcare: pay 62.1% less in Kawagoe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Kawagoe
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Kawagoe

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

Kawagoe vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Kawagoe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$6.68 ¥1,067	+58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.77	$5.01 ¥800	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.30	$1.00 ¥160	+108.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.70 ¥112	+128.6%
Average			+74.6%

Beijing vs. Kawagoe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Kawagoe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.75	$1.34 ¥213	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.40	$3.34 ¥533	-55.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.71	$4.55 ¥727	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.23	$1.49 ¥238	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.54	$3.03 ¥484	+97.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.76	$2.73 ¥436	+177.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.30	$1.52 ¥242	+97.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.51	$1.97 ¥315	+146.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.14	$1.52 ¥242	+151.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$1.52 ¥242	+334.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.84	$0.91 ¥145	+120.4%
Average			+91.0%

Beijing vs. Kawagoe - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Kawagoe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.98	$4.25 ¥679	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.11	$167.06 ¥26,672	+429.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$16,706.04 ¥3M	-8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.84	$30.07 ¥4,801	+550.0%
Average			+243.1%

Beijing vs. Kawagoe - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7% less for housing

	Beijing	Kawagoe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.00	$16.71 ¥2,667	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,436.93	$467.77 ¥74,681	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,471.67	$267.30 ¥42,675	-47.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.25	$61.65 ¥9,842	+57.0%
Average			-2.7%

Beijing vs. Kawagoe - Cost of housing

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pay 62.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Kawagoe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,891.98	$334.12 ¥53,344	-53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$6,682.41 ¥1M	-71.2%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Kawagoe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.72	$2.00 ¥320	+78.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.97	$3.34 ¥533	+15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$4.74 ¥757	+12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.07	$57.91 ¥9,246	+0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.90	$11.03 ¥1,760	+31.1%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Kawagoe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥428.79	$33.41 ¥5,334	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.34	$33.41 ¥5,334	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥562.60	$46.78 ¥7,468	-42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥726.33	$93.55 ¥14,936	-11.3%
Average			-27.1%

Beijing vs. Kawagoe - Cost of clothing

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