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Santiago de Compostela vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Santiago de Compostela is 76.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Santiago de Compostela
Groceries: pay 42.2% more in Santiago de Compostela
Transportation: pay 95.6% more in Santiago de Compostela
Housing: pay 89.0% more in Santiago de Compostela
Childcare: pay 57.6% less in Santiago de Compostela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in Santiago de Compostela
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in Santiago de Compostela

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Santiago de Compostela are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago de Compostela instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Santiago de Compostela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.06	$14.02 €11.90	+233.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.90	$9.93 €8.43	+102.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$2.53 €2.15	+427.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$1.96 €1.67	+539.2%
Average			+325.6%

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Santiago de Compostela
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.79	$1.20 €1.02	-29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.60	$4.67 €3.97	-37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.89	$4.33 €3.68	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.27	$3.36 €2.85	+89.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.58	$3.18 €2.70	+107.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.79	$0.85 €0.72	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.32	$1.05 €0.89	+36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.53	$0.69 €0.58	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.16	$1.32 €1.12	+120.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.41	$0.95 €0.81	+173.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.69 €0.58	+67.0%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 95.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Santiago de Compostela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.09	$7.07 €6.00	+67.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.93	$35.04 €29.74	+11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$29,199.74 €24,784.39	+60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.96	$15.88 €13.48	+243.3%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 89.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Santiago de Compostela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.34	$34.85 €29.58	+169.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,461.29	$749.46 €636.13	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,484.81	$520.92 €442.15	+3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥271.27	$119.00 €101.01	+203.1%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 57.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Santiago de Compostela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,910.49	$350.40 €297.41	-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$8,234.33 €6,989.20	-64.6%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Santiago de Compostela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.75	$3.15 €2.68	+181.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.05	$1.89 €1.60	-34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.06	$6.13 €5.20	+45.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥399.58	$49.64 €42.13	-14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.12	$10.22 €8.67	+21.5%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Beijing	Santiago de Compostela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥430.41	$77.09 €65.43	+23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥251.29	$32.12 €27.26	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥564.73	$87.60 €74.35	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥729.08	$97.33 €82.61	-7.8%
Average			+2.9%

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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: February 2026

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