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Reggio Di Calabria vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Di Calabria is 79.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Reggio Di Calabria
Groceries: pay 54.3% more in Reggio Di Calabria
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Reggio Di Calabria
Housing: pay 98.4% more in Reggio Di Calabria
Childcare: pay 48.9% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.6% more in Reggio Di Calabria
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Reggio Di Calabria

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Reggio Di Calabria are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Reggio Di Calabria.

Reggio Di Calabria vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Di Calabria instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Reggio Di Calabria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$14.02 €11.94	+233.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$11.10 €9.45	+126.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.34 €1.99	+386.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.17 €1.00	+280.5%
Average			+256.7%

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pay 54.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Reggio Di Calabria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.81 €1.54	+6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$7.30 €6.22	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.86 €4.14	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.06 €2.60	+72.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$4.90 €4.18	+220.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.99 €0.84	+0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$1.03 €0.88	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.89 €0.76	+11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.32 €1.13	+120.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.79 €0.67	+127.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.56 €0.47	+34.8%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Reggio Di Calabria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$7.81 €6.65	+85.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$46.72 €39.81	+48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$33,813.30 €28,809.13	+85.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$14.02 €11.94	+202.9%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 98.4% more for housing

	Beijing	Reggio Di Calabria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$27.84 €23.72	+115.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$513.26 €437.30	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$333.72 €284.33	-33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$179.60 €153.02	+357.4%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 48.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Reggio Di Calabria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$394.20 €335.86	-44.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$10,862.30 €9,254.75	-53.3%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Reggio Di Calabria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$5.26 €4.48	+368.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.15 €1.83	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$7.01 €5.97	+66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$62.29 €53.07	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$9.34 €7.96	+11.1%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Reggio Di Calabria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$74.52 €63.49	+19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$32.24 €27.47	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$89.70 €76.43	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$108.04 €92.05	+2.4%
Average			+5.1%

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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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