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Miraflores vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Miraflores is 20.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% more in Miraflores
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in Miraflores
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Miraflores
Housing: pay 19.4% more in Miraflores
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Miraflores
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Miraflores
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Miraflores

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

Miraflores vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Miraflores
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.85	$4.28 PEN14.34	+1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.65	$5.14 PEN17.21	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.29	$1.00 PEN3.37	+109.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.65 PEN2.19	+112.6%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	Beijing	Miraflores
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.70	$1.14 PEN3.83	-33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.22	$4.52 PEN15.13	-39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.55	$4.86 PEN16.29	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.18	$2.96 PEN9.92	+66.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.50	$2.63 PEN8.82	+71.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.74	$1.01 PEN3.40	+3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.28	$0.51 PEN1.70	-34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.49	$0.58 PEN1.93	-28.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.13	$0.52 PEN1.74	-14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.39	$0.46 PEN1.55	+32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.83	$0.39 PEN1.30	-5.8%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Miraflores
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.88	$4.89 PEN16.37	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥216.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$19,984.29 PEN66,941.76	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.73	$21.70 PEN72.68	+369.0%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Beijing	Miraflores
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥88.69	$24.98 PEN83.67	+93.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,414.02	$671.24 PEN2,248.45	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,459.32	$513.88 PEN1,721.36	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥269.29	$43.52 PEN145.77	+10.8%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Miraflores
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,874.56	$192.16 PEN643.67	-73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥159K	$8,212.59 PEN27,509.88	-64.7%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Miraflores
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.69	$2.28 PEN7.65	+103.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.90	$2.61 PEN8.75	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.85	$5.71 PEN19.13	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥396.65	$34.26 PEN114.76	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.69	$7.14 PEN23.91	-15.2%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Miraflores
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥427.26	$51.06 PEN171.03	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥249.45	$35.73 PEN119.67	-1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥560.59	$83.97 PEN281.26	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥723.75	$83.68 PEN280.29	-20.7%
Average			-9.4%

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