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Novo Mesto vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Novo Mesto is 84.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Novo Mesto
Groceries: pay 48.8% more in Novo Mesto
Transportation: pay 91.3% more in Novo Mesto
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Novo Mesto
Childcare: pay 44.5% less in Novo Mesto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Novo Mesto
Clothing: pay 34.5% more in Novo Mesto

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

Novo Mesto vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Novo Mesto instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Novo Mesto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$12.85 €10.97	+205.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$9.34 €7.98	+90.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.34 €1.99	+386.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.64 €1.40	+432.7%
Average			+278.9%

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pay 48.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Novo Mesto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.75 €1.50	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$7.01 €5.98	-6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.15 €4.40	-22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.56 €3.04	+100.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$4.19 €3.57	+173.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.79 €0.68	-19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.81 €0.69	+5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.93 €0.79	+15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$1.59 €1.36	+164.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.53 €0.45	+52.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.70 €0.60	+70.8%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 91.3% more for transportation

	Beijing	Novo Mesto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$6.30 €5.38	+49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$26,279.77 €22,439.29	+44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$12.96 €11.07	+180.2%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Beijing	Novo Mesto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$33.87 €28.92	+161.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$525.60 €448.79	-43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$438.00 €373.99	-13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$237.71 €202.97	+505.4%
Average			+152.6%

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Novo Mesto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$521.51 €445.30	-26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$8,759.92 €7,479.76	-62.3%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Novo Mesto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$3.27 €2.79	+191.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$1.87 €1.60	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$6.07 €5.19	+44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$29.20 €24.93	-49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$8.18 €6.98	-2.8%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 34.5% more for clothing

	Beijing	Novo Mesto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$93.44 €79.78	+50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$35.04 €29.92	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$120.69 €103.05	+47.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$151.84 €129.65	+43.9%
Average			+34.5%

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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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