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Piestany vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Piestany is 41.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Piestany
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Piestany
Transportation: pay 88.9% more in Piestany
Housing: pay 73.2% more in Piestany
Childcare: pay 51.2% less in Piestany
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Piestany
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Piestany

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

Piestany vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Piestany
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$7.59 €6.54	+80.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$8.18 €7.04	+66.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$1.64 €1.41	+240.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$1.17 €1.01	+280.5%
Average			+167.1%

Beijing vs. Piestany - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Piestany
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$1.01 €0.87	-40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$6.12 €5.27	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$3.98 €3.43	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$2.92 €2.51	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$3.18 €2.74	+107.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$0.89 €0.77	-9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$0.69 €0.59	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.97 €0.83	+20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$1.93 €1.66	+221.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.57 €0.49	+62.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.75 €0.65	+82.7%
Average			+40.1%

Beijing vs. Piestany - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	Piestany
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$6.76 €5.82	+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$25,695.77 €22,119.10	+41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$12.26 €10.56	+165.1%
Average			+88.9%

Beijing vs. Piestany - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Piestany
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$16.35 €14.08	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$467.20 €402.17	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$408.80 €351.89	-19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	$171.01 €147.21	+335.5%
Average			+73.2%

Beijing vs. Piestany - Cost of housing

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pay 51.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Piestany
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$346.50 €298.27	-51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	??
Average			-51.2%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Piestany
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$1.46 €1.26	+30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$2.17 €1.87	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$5.55 €4.78	+31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	$45.55 €39.21	-21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$8.18 €7.04	-2.8%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Piestany
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$46.72 €40.22	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$35.04 €30.16	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$58.40 €50.27	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$46.72 €40.22	-55.7%
Average			-28.2%

Beijing vs. Piestany - Cost of clothing

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