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Sherbrooke vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sherbrooke is 91.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Sherbrooke
Groceries: pay 87.1% more in Sherbrooke
Transportation: pay 65.7% more in Sherbrooke
Housing: pay 83.5% more in Sherbrooke
Childcare: pay 17.6% less in Sherbrooke
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Sherbrooke
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Sherbrooke

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

Sherbrooke vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sherbrooke instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sherbrooke
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$17.99 CA$24.81	+327.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$10.79 CA$14.89	+119.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.94 CA$2.68	+304.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.80 CA$2.48	+485.9%
Average			+309.6%

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pay 87.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Sherbrooke
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$2.77 CA$3.83	+62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$5.97 CA$8.24	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$10.17 CA$14.03	+53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.15 CA$4.35	+77.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$4.32 CA$5.96	+182.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$2.05 CA$2.82	+108.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.69 CA$0.96	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.72 CA$2.37	+114.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$1.48 CA$2.04	+145.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.79 CA$1.09	+126.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.89 CA$1.23	+116.5%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 65.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Sherbrooke
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$4.31 CA$5.95	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$62.05 CA$85.59	+96.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$24,444.83 CA$33,717.98	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$10.61 CA$14.64	+129.4%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 83.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Sherbrooke
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$49.76 CA$68.64	+284.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$851.33 CA$1,174.28	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$603.12 CA$831.92	+19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$54.36 CA$74.98	+38.4%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 17.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Sherbrooke
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$881.30 CA$1,215.63	+24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$9,496.49 CA$13,098.99	-59.1%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sherbrooke
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$5.76 CA$7.94	+413.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$3.31 CA$4.56	+14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$12.59 CA$17.37	+199.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$28.75 CA$39.65	-50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$10.43 CA$14.39	+24.0%
Average			+120.0%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Beijing	Sherbrooke
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$62.45 CA$86.14	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$30.22 CA$41.68	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$64.75 CA$89.31	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$104.23 CA$143.76	-1.2%
Average			-9.7%

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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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