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San Juan Del Sur vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

San Juan Del Sur is 16.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% more in San Juan Del Sur
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in San Juan Del Sur
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in San Juan Del Sur
Housing: pay 23.0% more in San Juan Del Sur
Childcare: pay 78.3% less in San Juan Del Sur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in San Juan Del Sur
Clothing: pay 47.1% more in San Juan Del Sur

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

San Juan Del Sur vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Juan Del Sur instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 65.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	San Juan Del Sur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$4.21 NIO154.61
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$5.61 NIO206.14	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.82 NIO30.09	+70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.65 NIO23.88	+111.7%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	San Juan Del Sur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.50 NIO55.08	-12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$3.93 NIO144.38	-47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.68 NIO172.10	-29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$1.92 NIO70.59	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.87 NIO105.48	+87.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.77 NIO65.04	+80.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.39 NIO14.46	-48.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.82 NIO30.00	+2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.01 NIO37.22	+68.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.45 NIO53.35	+316.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$1.00 NIO36.77	+142.6%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	San Juan Del Sur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.80 NIO176.45	+14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$22,973.64 NIO844,188.92	+26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$5.94 NIO218.40	+28.5%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 23.0% more for housing

	Beijing	San Juan Del Sur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$36.00 NIO1,322.86	+178.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$466.67 NIO17,148.13	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$408.33 NIO15,004.61	-19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$32.50 NIO1,194.24	-17.2%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 78.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	San Juan Del Sur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$124.17 NIO4,562.63	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$6,000.00 NIO220,475.92	-74.2%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	San Juan Del Sur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$1.36 NIO49.97	+21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.31 NIO84.76	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$2.66 NIO97.72	-36.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$30.29 NIO1,113.17	-47.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$8.00 NIO293.97	-4.9%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	San Juan Del Sur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$77.43 NIO2,845.41	+24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$72.50 NIO2,664.08	+99.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$132.64 NIO4,874.14	+62.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$108.16 NIO3,974.42	+2.5%
Average			+47.1%

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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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