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Mossel Bay vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Mossel Bay is 22.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Mossel Bay
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Mossel Bay
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Mossel Bay
Housing: pay 51.0% more in Mossel Bay
Childcare: pay 88.1% less in Mossel Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% more in Mossel Bay
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Mossel Bay

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

Mossel Bay vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mossel Bay instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Mossel Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$13.77 ZAR233.01	+227.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$8.32 ZAR140.78	+69.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.30 ZAR22.01	+171.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.93 ZAR15.78	+203.7%
Average			+167.9%

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Mossel Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.04 ZAR17.59	-39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.45 ZAR75.24	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$4.05 ZAR68.59	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.96 ZAR50.10	+66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.24 ZAR37.87	+46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.75 ZAR12.62	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.49 ZAR8.37	-35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.68 ZAR11.45	-15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.88 ZAR14.97	+46.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.86 ZAR14.53	+146.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.73 ZAR12.33	+76.6%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Mossel Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$5.05 ZAR85.42	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$20,075.72 ZAR339,807.66	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	??
Average			+15.0%

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pay 51.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Mossel Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$40.11 ZAR678.97	+210.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$477.99 ZAR8,090.66	-48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$344.16 ZAR5,825.27	-31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$68.54 ZAR1,160.06	+74.5%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 88.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Mossel Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$120.45 ZAR2,038.85	-83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$1,606.06 ZAR27,184.61	-93.1%
Average			-88.1%

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pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Mossel Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.29 ZAR38.84	+104.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.42 ZAR41.02	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.44 ZAR58.25	-18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$20.36 ZAR344.66	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$18.35 ZAR310.68	+118.2%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Mossel Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$43.00 ZAR727.84	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$22.37 ZAR378.64	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$77.41 ZAR1,310.20	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$63.48 ZAR1,074.44	-39.8%
Average			-28.6%

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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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