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Saint Cloud vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Saint Cloud is 2.3 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Saint Cloud
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Cloud
Transportation: pay 31.1% more in Saint Cloud
Housing: pay 96.8% more in Saint Cloud
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Cloud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Cloud
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Saint Cloud

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation in Saint Cloud are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Cloud.

Saint Cloud vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Cloud instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Saint Cloud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.46	$17.50	+316.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.21	$8.50	+73.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.25	$2.88	+500.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.08	$2.21	+621.1%
Average			+377.7%

Beijing vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Saint Cloud
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.55	$2.44	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥50.54	$5.20	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥44.95	$3.51	-47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.02	$3.74	+110.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.36	$3.50	+128.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.65	$1.56	+58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.21	$0.66	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.42	$1.88	+134.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.07	$2.80	+365.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.36	$1.23	+251.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.79	$1.42	+243.0%
Average			+112.9%

Beijing vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Saint Cloud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.50	$3.03	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥213.47	$60.00	+90.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥123K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.31	??
Average			+31.1%

Beijing vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Saint Cloud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥87.51	$49.00	+278.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,329.10	$700.00	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,413.52	$650.00	+28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥265.72	$80.29	+104.5%
Average			+96.8%

Beijing vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Beijing	Saint Cloud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,810.03	$1,725.00	+142.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥157K	??
Average			+142.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Saint Cloud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.59	$5.50	+390.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.64	$4.67	+60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.46	$11.50	+173.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥391.40	$25.00	-56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥56.93	$12.00	+42.7%
Average			+122.1%

Beijing vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Saint Cloud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥421.61	$57.50	-7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥246.15	$50.00	+37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥553.17	$75.00	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥714.17	$80.00	-24.2%
Average			-0.6%

Beijing vs. Saint Cloud - Cost of clothing

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