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Miao-li vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Miao-li is 19.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% more in Miao-li
Groceries: pay 56.1% more in Miao-li
Transportation: pay 62.7% more in Miao-li
Housing: pay 16.3% less in Miao-li
Childcare: pay 2.6% more in Miao-li
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Miao-li
Clothing: pay 32.9% less in Miao-li

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

Miao-li vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miao-li instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 55.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Miao-li
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.11 NT$97.41	-26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$4.59 NT$143.55	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.15 NT$35.89	+139.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.66 NT$20.51	+113.5%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 56.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Miao-li
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.36 NT$42.66	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.34 NT$135.86	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$11.04 NT$345.45	+66.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.16 NT$67.67	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.50 NT$109.45	+128.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.43 NT$44.80	+45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.45 NT$13.95	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.17 NT$36.74	+46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.30 NT$40.70	+116.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.04 NT$32.56	+198.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.82 NT$25.58	+98.2%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 62.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Miao-li
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$3.81 NT$119.11	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$35,064.72 NT$1,097,140.06	+92.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$9.50 NT$297.36	+105.4%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 16.3% less for housing

	Beijing	Miao-li
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$18.64 NT$583.16	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$327.71 NT$10,253.65	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$163.85 NT$5,126.82	-67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$48.36 NT$1,513.07	+23.2%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 2.6% more for childcare

	Beijing	Miao-li
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$557.10 NT$17,431.20	-21.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$29,493.69 NT$922,828.09	+26.9%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Miao-li
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.54 NT$48.19	+37.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.35 NT$73.48	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$6.23 NT$194.82	+48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$9.83 NT$307.61	+16.9%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 32.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Miao-li
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$31.12 NT$973.58	-50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$16.39 NT$512.68	-55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$65.53 NT$2,050.22	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$98.31 NT$3,076.09	-6.8%
Average			-32.9%

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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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