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Piraeus (Pireas) vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Piraeus (Pireas) is 71.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Groceries: pay 40.5% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Housing: pay 89.7% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Piraeus (Pireas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.5% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Piraeus (Pireas)

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Piraeus (Pireas) are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Piraeus (Pireas).

Piraeus (Pireas) vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piraeus (Pireas) instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Piraeus (Pireas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$11.68 €9.95	+177.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$9.34 €7.96	+90.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.60 €1.36	+232.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.60 €0.51	+96.6%
Average			+149.3%

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Piraeus (Pireas)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.24 €1.05	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$7.12 €6.07	-4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$7.21 €6.14	+8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.92 €3.34	+120.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$4.70 €4.01	+207.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.19 €1.01	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$1.03 €0.88	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.56 €0.47	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.88 €0.75	+46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.56 €0.48	+61.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.45 €0.38	+9.2%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Piraeus (Pireas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$7.95 €6.77	+88.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$35.04 €29.85	+11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$34,924.06 €29,755.51	+91.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$23.36 €19.90	+404.9%
Average			+149.1%

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pay 89.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Piraeus (Pireas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$32.70 €27.86	+152.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$569.39 €485.13	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$408.80 €348.30	-19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$142.91 €121.76	+264.0%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Piraeus (Pireas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$408.80 €348.30	-42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	??
Average			-42.5%

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pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Piraeus (Pireas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$5.84 €4.98	+420.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.80 €3.23	+30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$5.26 €4.48	+25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$43.22 €36.82	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$10.22 €8.71	+21.5%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Piraeus (Pireas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$73.58 €62.69	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$40.88 €34.83	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$128.48 €109.46	+57.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$93.44 €79.61	-11.5%
Average			+19.1%

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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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