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Quatre Bornes vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Quatre Bornes is 23.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Quatre Bornes
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Quatre Bornes
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Quatre Bornes
Housing: pay 4.7% more in Quatre Bornes
Childcare: pay 80.9% less in Quatre Bornes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% more in Quatre Bornes
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Quatre Bornes

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

Quatre Bornes vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quatre Bornes instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Quatre Bornes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.82 MUR176.11	-9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$5.46 MUR251.58	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.76 MUR35.22	+59.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.33 MUR15.10	+6.7%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Beijing	Quatre Bornes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.54 MUR24.66	-68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$1.53 MUR70.44	-79.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$4.96 MUR228.56	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.07 MUR95.27	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.78 MUR82.16	+16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.79 MUR36.52	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.79 MUR36.52	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.66 MUR30.58	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.21 MUR55.69	+100.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.45 MUR20.54	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.46 MUR21.30	+12.1%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Quatre Bornes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$5.38 MUR247.92	+27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+561.0%
Average			+198.9%

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pay 4.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Quatre Bornes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	+144.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	-48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	-15.2%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 80.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Quatre Bornes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	-79.3%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Quatre Bornes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.18 MUR100.63	+94.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.51 MUR115.73	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$6.12 MUR281.77	+45.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	-49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$6.01 MUR276.74	-28.6%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Beijing	Quatre Bornes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	+18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-26.5%
Average			+14.3%

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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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