Cost of living comparison

China

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El Salvador

Santa Ana vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Santa Ana is 31.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% more in Santa Ana
Groceries: pay 61.1% more in Santa Ana
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Santa Ana
Housing: pay 10.3% more in Santa Ana
Childcare: pay 74.8% less in Santa Ana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Santa Ana
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Santa Ana

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Santa Ana are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Santa Ana. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Santa Ana.

Santa Ana vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Ana instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 25.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Santa Ana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$2.50 SVC21.83	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.77	$4.99 SVC43.56	+1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.30	$0.70 SVC6.11	+45.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.60 SVC5.24	+95.5%
Average			+25.6%

Beijing vs. Santa Ana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Santa Ana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.75	$1.95 SVC17.02	+14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.40	$3.77 SVC32.88	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.71	$6.84 SVC59.71	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.23	$3.01 SVC26.28	+69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.54	$2.99 SVC26.07	+95.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.76	$1.77 SVC15.47	+80.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.30	$0.76 SVC6.61	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.51	$1.17 SVC10.17	+45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.14	$1.22 SVC10.61	+101.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.97 SVC8.45	+177.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.84	$0.98 SVC8.52	+136.4%
Average			+61.1%

Beijing vs. Santa Ana - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Santa Ana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.98	$3.67 SVC32.06	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$23,000.00 SVC201K	+26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.84	$29.50 SVC257.54	+537.6%
Average			+183.7%

Beijing vs. Santa Ana - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.3% more for housing

	Beijing	Santa Ana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.00	$39.00 SVC340.48	+201.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,436.93	$300.00 SVC2,619.05	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,471.67	$150.00 SVC1,309.53	-70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.25	$30.59 SVC267.04	-22.1%
Average			+10.3%

Beijing vs. Santa Ana - Cost of housing

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pay 74.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Santa Ana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,891.98	$162.67 SVC1,420.11	-77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$6,420.00 SVC56,047.68	-72.4%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Santa Ana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.72	$2.00 SVC17.46	+78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.97	$1.99 SVC17.37	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$4.00 SVC34.92	-4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.07	$35.00 SVC305.56	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.90	$5.00 SVC43.65	-40.6%
Average			-7.6%

Beijing vs. Santa Ana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Santa Ana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥428.79	$62.60 SVC546.51	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.34	$45.83 SVC400.13	+26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥562.60	$131.80 SVC1,150.64	+61.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥726.33	$109.17 SVC953.04	+3.4%
Average			+22.8%

Beijing vs. Santa Ana - Cost of clothing

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