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Nukus vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Nukus is 0.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 83.4% more in Nukus
Groceries: pay 13.4% less in Nukus
Transportation: pay 53.5% more in Nukus
Housing: pay 55.7% less in Nukus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% less in Nukus
Clothing: pay 53.5% less in Nukus

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

Nukus vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.4% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Nukus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$9.36 UZS113K	+122.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$4.86 UZS58,834.74	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$0.86 UZS10,452.25	+79.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.71 UZS8,641.89	+132.4%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 13.4% less for groceries

	Beijing	Nukus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$0.26 UZS3,189.57	-84.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$3.47 UZS42,025.37	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.80	$4.65 UZS56,344.58	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$1.24 UZS14,999.63	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$1.65 UZS19,942.10	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$0.56 UZS6,732.07	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$1.04 UZS12,642.85	+35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$1.87 UZS22,679.33	+133.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$0.69 UZS8,357.98	+14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.22 UZS2,711.05	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.16 UZS1,929.02	-61.4%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 53.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Nukus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$4.65 UZS56,288.99	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$40,913.40 UZS496M	+124.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$5.81 UZS70,384.55	+25.6%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 55.7% less for housing

	Beijing	Nukus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$9.82 UZS119K	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,449.93	$201.90 UZS2M	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.69	$156.54 UZS2M	-69.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.80	$19.22 UZS233K	-51.1%
Average			-55.7%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Beijing	Nukus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,901.86	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	??

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pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Nukus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$1.00 UZS12,069.06	-11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.01	$1.52 UZS18,426.18	-47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$1.81 UZS21,982.38	-56.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.87	$130.92 UZS2M	+126.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$2.66 UZS32,218.28	-68.4%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 53.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Nukus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.65	$18.00 UZS218K	-71.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.85	$20.46 UZS248K	-43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.73	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.80	$57.28 UZS694K	-45.7%
Average			-53.5%

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