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Moji Das Cruzes vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Moji Das Cruzes is 8.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Moji Das Cruzes
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Moji Das Cruzes
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Moji Das Cruzes
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in Moji Das Cruzes

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

Moji Das Cruzes vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moji Das Cruzes instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Moji Das Cruzes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$7.45 R$40.54	+77.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$7.45 R$40.54	+51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.16 R$6.33	+142.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.86 R$4.70	+181.4%
Average			+113.3%

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Moji Das Cruzes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.63 R$8.87	-4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$3.96 R$21.53	-47.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$3.56 R$19.37	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.38 R$12.94	+33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.99 R$10.82	+29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.99 R$5.39	+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.61 R$3.33	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.69 R$3.75	-13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.77 R$4.18	+27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.61 R$3.31	+74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.62 R$3.37	+50.3%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	Moji Das Cruzes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.13 R$22.49	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$79.19 R$430.77	+151.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$22,174.19 R$120,614.28	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$6.70 R$36.45	+44.8%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Beijing	Moji Das Cruzes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$22.83 R$124.21	+76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$372.68 R$2,027.13	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$273.30 R$1,486.56	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$40.38 R$219.66	+2.8%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Moji Das Cruzes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$236.03 R$1,283.85	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$5,590.13 R$30,406.96	-75.9%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Moji Das Cruzes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.05 R$11.15	+82.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.21 R$6.59	-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.33 R$12.67	-44.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$28.42 R$154.57	-50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$7.45 R$40.54	-11.4%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	Moji Das Cruzes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$37.27 R$202.71	-40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$31.06 R$168.93	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$78.22 R$425.49	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$65.22 R$354.75	-38.2%
Average			-24.3%

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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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