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Pangasinan vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Pangasinan is 25.1% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% less in Pangasinan
Groceries: pay 74.8% more in Pangasinan
Transportation: pay 11.2% more in Pangasinan
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Pangasinan
Childcare: pay 62.0% less in Pangasinan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Pangasinan
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Pangasinan

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

Pangasinan vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.8% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Pangasinan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$1.29 ₱78.04	-69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.92	$2.97 ₱179.49	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.32	$0.43 ₱26.01	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.26 ₱15.61	-16.0%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 74.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Pangasinan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.80	$0.86 ₱52.03	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.62	$3.89 ₱235.42	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.91	$4.56 ₱275.72	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.28	$2.38 ₱143.80	+33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.58	$2.27 ₱137.16	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.79	$2.00 ₱120.78	+103.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.32	$0.91 ₱55.32	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.53	$1.17 ₱70.65	+45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.16	$0.97 ₱59.00	+61.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.41	$1.48 ₱89.44	+324.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$1.72 ₱103.83	+315.9%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Pangasinan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.11	$4.12 ₱249.28	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$32,669.06 ₱2M	+79.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.98	$2.61 ₱158.16	-43.5%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Pangasinan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.38	$36.10 ₱2,184.78	+179.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,464.19	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,486.38	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥271.40	$128.77 ₱7,792.82	+228.0%
Average			+203.6%

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pay 62.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Pangasinan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,912.70	$312.36 ₱18,902.81	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$7,450.84 ₱451K	-67.9%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Pangasinan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.75	$1.33 ₱80.64	+18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.06	$0.95 ₱57.23	-67.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$2.83 ₱171.17	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥399.75	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.14	$7.74 ₱468.23	-8.0%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Beijing	Pangasinan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥430.60	$61.47 ₱3,719.61	-1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥251.40	$40.12 ₱2,427.88	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥564.98	$82.53 ₱4,994.50	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥729.41	$111.76 ₱6,763.39	+5.9%
Average			+4.0%

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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: April 2026

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