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Santa Rosa vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Santa Rosa is 14.8% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% less in Santa Rosa
Groceries: pay 62.3% more in Santa Rosa
Transportation: pay 1.3% less in Santa Rosa
Housing: pay 1.7% more in Santa Rosa
Childcare: pay 88.6% less in Santa Rosa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% less in Santa Rosa
Clothing: pay 17.9% less in Santa Rosa

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

Santa Rosa vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Santa Rosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$2.67 ₱156.21	-36.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$3.14 ₱183.92	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.38 ₱22.17	-21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.26 ₱15.12	-15.9%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 62.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Santa Rosa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.26 ₱73.57	-26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$3.66 ₱214.15	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$7.81 ₱457.79	+17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$1.72 ₱100.78	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$1.87 ₱109.71	+22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.93 ₱113.14	+96.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.39 ₱22.86	-49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.30 ₱75.88	+61.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.73 ₱42.97	+21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$1.24 ₱72.68	+255.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.81 ₱106.05	+338.8%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 1.3% less for transportation

	Beijing	Santa Rosa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$4.12 ₱241.36	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$24,944.52 ₱1,461,287.22	+36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$2.84 ₱166.28	-38.6%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Santa Rosa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$27.52 ₱1,612.45	+112.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$240.84 ₱14,108.98	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$172.03 ₱10,077.84	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$52.62 ₱3,082.63	+34.0%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 88.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Santa Rosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	-88.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-88.3%
Average			-88.6%

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pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Santa Rosa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$1.20 ₱70.54	+7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$1.20 ₱70.54	-58.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$3.01 ₱176.36	-28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$20.64 ₱1,209.34	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$6.88 ₱403.11	-18.2%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Santa Rosa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$28.77 ₱1,685.52	-20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$86.70 ₱5,079.23	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	-13.6%
Average			-17.9%

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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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