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Las Terrenas vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 24.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% more in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 52.0% more in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 84.8% less in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in Las Terrenas

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

Las Terrenas vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$6.24 DOP369.49	+48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$7.25 DOP429.08	+47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$0.97 DOP57.61	+102.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.63 DOP37.19	+104.6%
Average			+75.8%

Beijing vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$1.34 DOP79.52	-21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$3.66 DOP216.48	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$4.57 DOP270.71	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$1.61 DOP95.35	-9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$2.47 DOP146.39	+61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$1.10 DOP64.98	+11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$0.38 DOP22.77	-50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.51 DOP30.28	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$0.51 DOP30.28	-15.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.51 DOP30.28	+46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$1.01 DOP59.55	+143.8%
Average			+4.5%

Beijing vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$4.55 DOP269.59	+8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$29,626.22 DOP2M	+62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+345.5%
Average			+138.7%

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pay 52.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	+169.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	-13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	+74.3%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 84.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-88.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$4,427.83 DOP262K	-80.9%
Average			-84.8%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$2.42 DOP143.03	+115.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$1.99 DOP118.00	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$4.83 DOP286.05	+14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$7.25 DOP429.08	-13.9%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	-33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-23.7%
Average			-16.0%

Beijing vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of clothing

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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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