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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 20.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 50.2% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 16.2% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Sao Jose dos Campos

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

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$6.52 R$35.47	+55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$7.45 R$40.54	+51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.60 R$8.72	+234.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.02 R$5.57	+233.9%
Average			+143.7%

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.68 R$9.12	-1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.15 R$22.56	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$4.48 R$24.38	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.47 R$13.42	+38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.82 R$9.89	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.08 R$5.86	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.85 R$4.63	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.78 R$4.24	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.88 R$4.80	+46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.72 R$3.91	+106.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.61 R$3.29	+46.8%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 50.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.04 R$21.98	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$31.91 R$173.57	+1.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$24,223.72 R$131,762.49	+32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$12.53 R$68.14	+170.8%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 16.2% less for housing

	Beijing	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$17.89 R$97.30	+38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$449.54 R$2,445.23	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$327.42 R$1,780.98	-35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$32.97 R$179.34	-16.0%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$363.36 R$1,976.45	-48.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	-70.6%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.33 R$12.67	+107.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.96 R$10.64	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.80 R$15.20	-33.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$24.95 R$135.72	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$6.52 R$35.47	-22.5%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$66.50 R$361.70	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$58.98 R$320.79	+62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$88.99 R$484.03	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$74.51 R$405.31	-29.4%
Average			+12.1%

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