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San Fernando vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 8.2% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 15.9% more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 24.2% more in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 61.6% less in San Fernando

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation in San Fernando are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Fernando.

San Fernando vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 29.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$7.74 ₱457.63	+84.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$3.44 ₱203.39	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.60 ₱35.59	+25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.43 ₱25.42	+40.1%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.72 ₱101.70	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$1.29 ₱76.27	-82.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$11.07 ₱654.44	+66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.34 ₱138.39	+52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.78 ₱46.13	-20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.59 ₱34.60	-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.78 ₱46.13	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.59 ₱34.60	-2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.17 ₱69.19	+235.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.59 ₱34.60	+41.9%
Average			+26.6%

Beijing vs. San Fernando - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.31 ₱254.94	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$34,406.23 ₱2,033,924.55	+88.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$2.61 ₱154.58	-43.5%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 24.2% more for housing

	Beijing	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$129.02 ₱7,627.22	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$120.42 ₱7,118.74	-76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$131.55 ₱7,776.77	+235.0%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$430.08 ₱25,424.06	-39.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$5,661.20 ₱334,661.59	-75.6%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$1.72 ₱101.70	+53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$1.98 ₱116.95	-31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$0.86 ₱50.85	-79.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$12.90 ₱762.72	-77.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$5.16 ₱305.09	-38.6%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 61.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$17.20 ₱1,016.96	-72.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$17.20 ₱1,016.96	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$34.41 ₱2,033.92	-57.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$38.71 ₱2,288.17	-63.3%
Average			-61.6%

Beijing vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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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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