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Szczecin vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Szczecin is 53.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Szczecin
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Szczecin
Transportation: pay 61.6% more in Szczecin
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Szczecin
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in Szczecin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% more in Szczecin
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Szczecin

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

Szczecin vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Szczecin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.85	$9.57 PLN34.20	+127.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.65	$8.89 PLN31.76	+81.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.29	$1.94 PLN6.92	+303.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$1.59 PLN5.70	+419.6%
Average			+233.0%

Beijing vs. Szczecin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Szczecin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.70	$1.34 PLN4.78	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.22	$4.82 PLN17.21	-35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.55	$3.66 PLN13.07	-44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.18	$3.25 PLN11.62	+83.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.50	$2.93 PLN10.48	+91.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.74	$0.43 PLN1.55	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.28	$0.79 PLN2.83	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.49	$0.64 PLN2.29	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.13	$1.05 PLN3.74	+73.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.39	$0.42 PLN1.51	+21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.83	$0.49 PLN1.75	+18.8%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 61.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Szczecin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.88	$6.48 PLN23.17	+53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥216.34	$27.34 PLN97.72	-13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$33,599.82 PLN120K	+84.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.73	$10.25 PLN36.64	+121.6%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Szczecin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥88.69	$17.77 PLN63.52	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,414.02	$628.85 PLN2,247.52	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,459.32	$530.88 PLN1,897.36	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥269.29	$200.15 PLN715.35	+409.7%
Average			+104.9%

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Szczecin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,874.56	$375.94 PLN1,343.63	-47.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥159K	$8,202.41 PLN29,315.50	-64.7%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Szczecin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.69	$3.28 PLN11.73	+192.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.90	$3.33 PLN11.89	+14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.85	$5.33 PLN19.06	+26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥396.65	$30.08 PLN107.49	-48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.69	$6.84 PLN24.43	-18.7%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Beijing	Szczecin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥427.26	$60.15 PLN214.98	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥249.45	$30.76 PLN109.93	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥560.59	$70.54 PLN252.11	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥723.75	$86.13 PLN307.81	-18.4%
Average			-12.7%

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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: March 2026

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