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Las Pinas vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Las Pinas is 1.3% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% more in Las Pinas
Groceries: pay 53.7% more in Las Pinas
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Las Pinas
Housing: pay 32.0% more in Las Pinas
Childcare: pay 87.1% less in Las Pinas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Las Pinas
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Las Pinas

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

Las Pinas vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Pinas instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 32.2% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Las Pinas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$4.13 ₱241.87	-1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$3.14 ₱183.92	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.97 ₱56.90	+102.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.50 ₱29.50	+64.1%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 53.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Las Pinas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.26 ₱73.57	-26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$3.66 ₱214.15	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$7.81 ₱457.79	+17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.21 ₱129.66	+24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$1.95 ₱114.28	+27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.52 ₱88.79	+54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.70 ₱41.14	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.30 ₱75.88	+61.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.73 ₱42.97	+21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$1.17 ₱68.53	+235.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.37 ₱80.51	+233.2%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Beijing	Las Pinas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$4.18 ₱244.86	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$24,944.52 ₱1,461,287.22	+36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$2.84 ₱166.28	-38.6%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 32.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Las Pinas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	+117.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$206.44 ₱12,093.41	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$163.43 ₱9,573.95	-67.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	+155.9%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 87.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Las Pinas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$100.35 ₱5,878.74	-85.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-88.3%
Average			-87.1%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Las Pinas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$1.29 ₱75.58	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.59 ₱151.57	-10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$3.27 ₱191.48	-22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$51.61 ₱3,023.35	-10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$6.88 ₱403.11	-18.2%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Las Pinas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$28.77 ₱1,685.52	-20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	-52.9%
Average			-29.5%

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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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