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Presidente Prudente vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Presidente Prudente is 11.1% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% more in Presidente Prudente
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in Presidente Prudente
Transportation: pay 6.7% more in Presidente Prudente
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Presidente Prudente
Childcare: pay 73.7% less in Presidente Prudente
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% less in Presidente Prudente
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Presidente Prudente

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

Presidente Prudente vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Presidente Prudente instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 73.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Presidente Prudente
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$5.12 R$27.87	+21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$6.71 R$36.49	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.96 R$5.24	+100.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.71 R$3.89	+132.7%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	Beijing	Presidente Prudente
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.46 R$7.92	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$5.06 R$27.54	-32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$3.50 R$19.06	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.91 R$10.41	+7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.28 R$12.41	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.79 R$4.29	-19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.51 R$2.76	-34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.27 R$1.49	-65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.59 R$3.22	-1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.31 R$1.71	-10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.35 R$1.88	-16.0%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 6.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Presidente Prudente
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$3.81 R$20.72	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$22,919.54 R$124,668.54	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$4.81 R$26.15	+3.9%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Beijing	Presidente Prudente
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$17.61 R$95.78	+36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$195.65 R$1,064.24	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$121.12 R$658.82	-76.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$60.80 R$330.70	+54.8%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 73.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Presidente Prudente
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$223.61 R$1,216.28	-68.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$4,919.32 R$26,758.13	-78.8%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Presidente Prudente
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.49 R$8.11	+32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.68 R$9.12	-42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$1.63 R$8.87	-61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$22.36 R$121.63	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$5.50 R$29.90	-34.7%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Presidente Prudente
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$39.69 R$215.89	-36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$54.97 R$299.00	+51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$65.22 R$354.75	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$37.27 R$202.71	-64.7%
Average			-17.5%

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