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San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Garza Garcia is 98.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Groceries: pay 80.9% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Transportation: pay 72.6% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Childcare: pay 39.2% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.8% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Clothing: pay 57.5% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in San Pedro Garza Garcia are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in San Pedro Garza Garcia.

San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pedro Garza Garcia instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$19.00 MX$342.25	+351.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$12.21 MX$220.02	+148.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.90 MX$34.22	+296.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.77 MX$31.94	+477.7%
Average			+318.6%

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pay 80.9% more for groceries

	Beijing	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$2.27 MX$40.98	+33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$5.21 MX$93.88	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$9.71 MX$174.99	+46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.03 MX$54.56	+70.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$4.55 MX$81.91	+196.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.71 MX$30.75	+73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.66 MX$11.89	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$1.34 MX$24.22	+68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.91 MX$16.45	+51.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.30 MX$23.50	+274.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.91 MX$16.31	+119.5%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 72.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$5.01 MX$90.30	+19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$48.85 MX$880.06	+54.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$44,461.63 MX$800,927.43	+144.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	??
Average			+72.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Beijing	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$28.75 MX$517.93	+122.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$1,221.37 MX$22,001.62	+30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$1,384.22 MX$24,935.17	+174.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	??
Average			+109.1%

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pay 39.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$325.70 MX$5,867.10	-54.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$17,587.71 MX$316,823.33	-24.3%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$3.94 MX$70.89	+250.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$4.07 MX$73.34	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$85.04 MX$1,531.96	+47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$10.86 MX$195.57	+29.1%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 57.5% more for clothing

	Beijing	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$81.42 MX$1,466.77	+30.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$43.43 MX$782.28	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$184.56 MX$3,324.69	+125.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$162.85 MX$2,933.55	+54.3%
Average			+57.5%

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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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