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Kyrenia (Girne) vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Kyrenia (Girne) is 70.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Kyrenia (Girne)
Groceries: pay 40.8% more in Kyrenia (Girne)
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Kyrenia (Girne)
Housing: pay 70.2% more in Kyrenia (Girne)
Childcare: pay 53.2% less in Kyrenia (Girne)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Kyrenia (Girne)
Clothing: pay 21.6% more in Kyrenia (Girne)

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

Kyrenia (Girne) vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrenia (Girne) instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Kyrenia (Girne)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$17.52 €14.96	+316.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$13.66 €11.67	+178.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.95 €1.66	+305.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.67 €0.57	+119.4%
Average			+230.1%

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pay 40.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Kyrenia (Girne)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.46 €1.25	-14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$5.41 €4.62	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.51 €4.70	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.15 €2.69	+77.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.29 €2.81	+115.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.17 €1.00	+18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.93 €0.79	+20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.64 €0.55	-19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.96 €0.82	+59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.81 €0.69	+133.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.84 €0.71	+102.6%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Kyrenia (Girne)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$6.09 €5.20	+44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$37,375.67 €31,913.66	+105.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$19.62 €16.76	+324.2%
Average			+158.0%

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pay 70.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Kyrenia (Girne)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$22.24 €18.99	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$706.52 €603.27	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$601.69 €513.76	+19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$123.37 €105.34	+214.2%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 53.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Kyrenia (Girne)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$408.80 €349.06	-42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$8,370.59 €7,147.33	-64.0%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Kyrenia (Girne)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.34 €1.99	+108.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$4.29 €3.67	+48.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$2.40 €2.05	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$40.98 €34.99	-29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$12.85 €10.97	+52.7%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 21.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Kyrenia (Girne)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$104.71 €89.41	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$121.56 €103.80	+15.2%
Average			+21.6%

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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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