Cost of living comparison

China

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Comoros

Moroni vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 24.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% more in Moroni
Groceries: pay 88.6% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 39.2% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 14.0% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Moroni

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

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Moroni vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$6.16 KMF2,722	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$7.96 KMF3,519	+52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.48	$1.00 KMF440	+90.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.82	$0.64 KMF285	+136.4%
Average			+55.6%

Beijing vs. Moroni - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.53	$0.57 KMF251	-67.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.16	$3.85 KMF1,703	-46.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.78	$16.30 KMF7,206	+154.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.50	$5.02 KMF2,217	+148.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.78	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.23	$2.29 KMF1,010	+144.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.27	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.19	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.74	$1.87 KMF826	+163.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.14	$2.04 KMF902	+535.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.65	$1.40 KMF620	+253.1%
Average			+88.6%

Beijing vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.12	$11.40 KMF5,040	+129.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥228.99	$32.19 KMF14,229	-6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$19,057.90 KMF8M	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.26	$8.56 KMF3,785	+82.9%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 14.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.25	$73.74 KMF32,593	+416.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,252.37	$727.83 KMF322K	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,544.34	$604.66 KMF267K	+13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥296.96	$85.63 KMF37,847	+92.5%
Average			+14.0%

Beijing vs. Moroni - Cost of housing

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,360.75	$398.63 KMF176K	-39.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥162K	$14,067.24 KMF6M	-42.1%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$1.04 KMF460	-12.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.03	$1.76 KMF777	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥28.87	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥276.67	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥49.78	$6.51 KMF2,876	-12.8%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Beijing	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥470.92	$60.47 KMF26,726	-14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥269.73	$60.47 KMF26,726	+49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥580.64	$109.73 KMF48,502	+26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥837.05	$85.10 KMF37,614	-32.1%
Average			+2.4%

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