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Palma De Mallorca vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Palma De Mallorca is 2.3 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 5.4 times more in Palma De Mallorca
Groceries: pay 58.9% more in Palma De Mallorca
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Palma De Mallorca
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Palma De Mallorca
Childcare: pay 29.4% less in Palma De Mallorca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.5% more in Palma De Mallorca
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in Palma De Mallorca

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

Palma De Mallorca vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palma De Mallorca instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 5.4 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Palma De Mallorca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$17.52 €15.05	+316.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$14.02 €12.04	+185.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$2.73 €2.34	+468.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$2.77 €2.38	+803.7%
Average			+443.7%

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pay 58.9% more for groceries

	Beijing	Palma De Mallorca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.40 €1.20	-17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$8.18 €7.02	+9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.00 €4.29	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$3.44 €2.95	+93.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.98 €3.42	+159.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.16 €1.00	+18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.84 €0.72	+9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.86 €0.74	+7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.31 €1.13	+118.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.83 €0.71	+136.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.98 €0.84	+137.6%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Palma De Mallorca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$6.91 €5.94	+64.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$43.80 €37.62	+38.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$38,969.97 €33,467.84	+113.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$17.17 €14.75	+271.1%
Average			+122.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Beijing	Palma De Mallorca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$41.85 €35.94	+223.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$1,386.99 €1,191.16	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$1,061.81 €911.89	+110.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$192.59 €165.40	+390.5%
Average			+193.2%

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pay 29.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Palma De Mallorca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$616.44 €529.40	-13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$12,701.89 €10,908.52	-45.4%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 84.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Palma De Mallorca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$4.67 €4.01	+316.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$3.39 €2.91	+16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$7.01 €6.02	+66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$60.40 €51.87	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$9.93 €8.53	+18.0%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Beijing	Palma De Mallorca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$95.39 €81.92	+53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$68.13 €58.51	+87.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$101.81 €87.44	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$141.13 €121.21	+33.7%
Average			+49.7%

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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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