Cost of living comparison

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Kolin vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Kolin is 86.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Kolin
Groceries: pay 51.6% more in Kolin
Transportation: pay 85.0% more in Kolin
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Kolin
Childcare: pay 39.2% less in Kolin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.3% more in Kolin
Clothing: pay 25.9% more in Kolin

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

Kolin vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Kolin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$9.60 CZK201.59	+128.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$9.60 CZK201.59	+95.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$1.98 CZK41.47	+311.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$1.32 CZK27.79	+331.3%
Average			+216.8%

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pay 51.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Kolin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$1.52 CZK32.00	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$6.63 CZK139.20	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$4.45 CZK93.43	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$3.29 CZK69.03	+85.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$4.48 CZK94.07	+192.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$0.80 CZK16.76	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$0.80 CZK16.76	+3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.99 CZK20.76	+23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$1.92 CZK40.33	+219.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.61 CZK12.84	+75.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.58 CZK12.27	+41.7%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 85.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Kolin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$6.65 CZK139.62	+57.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	$24.01 CZK503.99	-23.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$26,409.53 CZK554K	+44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$16.71 CZK350.77	+261.2%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Beijing	Kolin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$21.30 CZK447.05	+64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$1,344.49 CZK28,223.17	+43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$1,200.43 CZK25,199.26	+138.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	$245.32 CZK5,149.71	+524.8%
Average			+192.8%

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pay 39.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Kolin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$440.16 CZK9,239.73	-38.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$13,909.02 CZK292K	-40.2%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Kolin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$2.21 CZK46.37	+96.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$3.47 CZK72.76	+19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$7.30 CZK153.21	+73.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	$129.65 CZK2,721.52	+124.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$12.00 CZK251.99	+42.7%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 25.9% more for clothing

	Beijing	Kolin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$95.58 CZK2,006.49	+53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$40.57 CZK851.65	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$101.12 CZK2,122.67	+23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$121.57 CZK2,552.00	+15.2%
Average			+25.9%

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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: March 2026

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