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China

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La Plata vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

La Plata is 25.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in La Plata
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in La Plata
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in La Plata
Housing: pay 20.7% less in La Plata
Childcare: pay 62.4% less in La Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% more in La Plata
Clothing: pay 67.2% more in La Plata

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

La Plata vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Plata instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	La Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.47	$15.00 ARS21,967.12	+256.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.22	$5.25 ARS7,688.49	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.25	$1.38 ARS2,013.65	+186.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.08	$0.83 ARS1,220.40	+171.5%
Average			+155.4%

Beijing vs. La Plata - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	La Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.55	$1.62 ARS2,377.94	-4.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥50.56	$3.80 ARS5,565.00	-49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥44.96	$4.49 ARS6,569.22	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.03	$2.24 ARS3,273.10	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.37	$2.57 ARS3,768.19	+68.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.65	$1.13 ARS1,657.37	+15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.21	$0.85 ARS1,237.77	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.42	$0.51 ARS750.63	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.08	$1.14 ARS1,668.93	+89.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.36	$0.34 ARS498.21	-2.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.79	$0.51 ARS750.63	+24.3%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	La Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.51	$3.68 ARS5,386.57	-12.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥213.54	$9.00 ARS13,180.27	-71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥123K	$25,000.00 ARS37M	+37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.32	$8.57 ARS12,550.55	+85.2%
Average			+9.6%

Beijing vs. La Plata - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.7% less for housing

	Beijing	La Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥87.54	$23.25 ARS34,049.04	+79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,331.16	$298.55 ARS437K	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,414.63	$183.33 ARS268K	-63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥265.81	$27.13 ARS39,733.42	-30.9%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 62.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	La Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,811.59	$367.39 ARS538K	-48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥157K	$5,496.25 ARS8M	-76.4%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	La Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.59	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	+167.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.65	$3.67 ARS5,369.74	+26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.47	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥391.53	$22.01 ARS32,236.75	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥56.94	$6.98 ARS10,222.03	-17.0%
Average			+17.2%

Beijing vs. La Plata - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.2% more for clothing

	Beijing	La Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥421.74	$91.23 ARS134K	+46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥246.23	$89.00 ARS130K	+144.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥553.35	$122.33 ARS179K	+49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥714.40	$134.94 ARS198K	+27.9%
Average			+67.2%

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