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New Smyrna Beach vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

New Smyrna Beach is 2.1 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in New Smyrna Beach
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in New Smyrna Beach
Transportation: pay 98.1% more in New Smyrna Beach
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in New Smyrna Beach
Childcare: pay 54.4% less in New Smyrna Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.3% more in New Smyrna Beach
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in New Smyrna Beach

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in New Smyrna Beach are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in New Smyrna Beach.

New Smyrna Beach vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Smyrna Beach instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	New Smyrna Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$20.00	+375.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$10.00	+103.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.27	+373.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.28	+316.3%
Average			+292.2%

Beijing vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Beijing	New Smyrna Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$3.50	+105.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$5.94	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$3.87	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$4.44	+149.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$4.35	+184.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$2.67	+172.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.70	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$2.07	+159.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$2.33	+286.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$1.13	+223.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.16	+181.7%
Average			+126.4%

Beijing vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	New Smyrna Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$3.15	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$27,000.00	+48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$17.18	+271.3%
Average			+98.1%

Beijing vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Beijing	New Smyrna Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$70.62	+446.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$1,600.00	+71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$1,550.00	+207.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$121.08	+208.4%
Average			+233.2%

Beijing vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 54.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	New Smyrna Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$427.78	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$7,200.00	-69.0%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	New Smyrna Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$4.50	+301.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$5.88	+102.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$7.40	+75.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$25.00	-56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$11.25	+33.7%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	New Smyrna Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$47.50	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$51.67	+42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$82.00	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$101.25	-4.1%
Average			+3.6%

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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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