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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 19.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 18.0% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 80.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in San Cristobal de Las Casas are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$5.42 MX$97.66	+28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$5.96 MX$107.43	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.62 MX$29.30	+238.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.01 MX$18.23	+229.3%
Average			+129.5%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$3.52 MX$63.48	+106.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$3.25 MX$58.60	-56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.44 MX$98.05	-18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.30 MX$41.54	+29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$1.87 MX$33.67	+21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.51 MX$27.32	+54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.92 MX$16.54	+19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.98 MX$17.72	+22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.64 MX$11.52	+6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.74 MX$13.29	+111.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.80 MX$14.40	+93.5%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$5.09 MX$91.81	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$27.08 MX$488.31	-14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$24.37 MX$439.48	+426.7%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 18.0% less for housing

	Beijing	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$20.01 MX$360.86	+54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	-38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$25.60 MX$461.67	-34.8%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 80.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-88.8%
Average			-80.1%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.71 MX$48.83	+141.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.26 MX$40.69	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$1.90 MX$34.18	-54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$22.34 MX$402.85	-61.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$6.77 MX$122.08	-19.5%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$18.95 MX$341.82	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$27.08 MX$488.31	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$54.15 MX$976.62	-48.7%
Average			-32.0%

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