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Rio Branco vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Rio Branco is 13.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 94.0% more in Rio Branco
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Rio Branco
Transportation: pay 55.0% more in Rio Branco
Housing: pay 35.5% more in Rio Branco
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in Rio Branco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Rio Branco
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in Rio Branco

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

Rio Branco vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio Branco instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 94.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Rio Branco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$5.59 R$30.41	+32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$7.92 R$43.08	+61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.24 R$6.76	+158.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.68 R$3.72	+122.6%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Rio Branco
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.40 R$7.60	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.19 R$22.81	-43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.47 R$29.73	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.09 R$11.35	+17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.90 R$10.34	+24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.23 R$6.67	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.76 R$4.14	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.01 R$5.52	+26.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.01 R$5.52	+68.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.51 R$2.76	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.63 R$3.45	+53.7%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 55.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Rio Branco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.49 R$24.41	+6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$57.39 R$312.18	+81.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$20,035.59 R$108,981.59	+9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$10.25 R$55.75	+121.5%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 35.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Rio Branco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$18.45 R$100.34	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$279.51 R$1,520.35	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$181.68 R$988.23	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$130.92 R$712.10	+233.4%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Rio Branco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$149.07 R$810.85	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	??
Average			-79.0%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Rio Branco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.02 R$5.57	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.36 R$12.84	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.80 R$15.20	-33.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$18.63 R$101.36	-67.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$3.73 R$20.27	-55.7%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Beijing	Rio Branco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$44.72 R$243.26	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$33.54 R$182.44	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$93.17 R$506.78	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$167.70 R$912.21	+58.9%
Average			+9.2%

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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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