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Londonderry vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Londonderry is 2.1 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Londonderry
Groceries: pay 45.6% more in Londonderry
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Londonderry
Housing: pay 97.0% more in Londonderry
Childcare: pay 18.9% more in Londonderry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Londonderry
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Londonderry

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

Londonderry vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Londonderry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$17.36 £12.98	+312.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$10.02 £7.49	+104.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.00 £1.49	+316.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.46 £1.09	+374.4%
Average			+276.9%

Beijing vs. Londonderry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Londonderry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.31 £0.98	-23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$3.81 £2.85	-49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$6.28 £4.69	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.27 £2.44	+83.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$4.02 £3.00	+162.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.21 £0.91	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.58 £0.43	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.29 £0.96	+60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$1.52 £1.14	+153.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.61 £0.45	+73.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.61 £0.45	+46.8%
Average			+45.6%

Beijing vs. Londonderry - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Londonderry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$7.18 £5.37	+70.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$53.42 £39.93	+69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$37,772.71 £28,234.95	+107.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$24.84 £18.57	+436.9%
Average			+171.0%

Beijing vs. Londonderry - Cost of transportation

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pay 97.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Londonderry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$39.59 £29.60	+206.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$834.65 £623.89	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$667.72 £499.12	+32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$102.12 £76.34	+160.1%
Average			+97.0%

Beijing vs. Londonderry - Cost of housing

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pay 18.9% more for childcare

	Beijing	Londonderry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$1,139.57 £851.82	+60.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$18,028.34 £13,476.11	-22.4%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Londonderry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$5.68 £4.24	+406.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$4.45 £3.33	+53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$20.83 £15.57	+395.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$35.39 £26.45	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$10.68 £7.99	+27.0%
Average			+168.6%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Londonderry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$96.82 £72.37	+55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$40.06 £29.95	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$103.50 £77.36	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$63.43 £47.42	-39.9%
Average			+13.1%

Beijing vs. Londonderry - 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: December 2025

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