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Tamara vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Tamara is 7.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Tamara
Groceries: pay 16.9% less in Tamara
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in Tamara
Housing: pay 14.5% more in Tamara
Childcare: pay 85.3% less in Tamara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.0% more in Tamara
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Tamara

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

Tamara vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Tamara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$4.69 MAD43.73	+11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.92	$6.62 MAD61.73	+35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.32	$0.66 MAD6.17	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.39 MAD3.63	+26.8%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

	Beijing	Tamara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.80	$0.57 MAD5.27	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.62	$6.44 MAD60.02	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.91	$3.32 MAD30.95	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.28	$2.07 MAD19.28	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.58	$2.69 MAD25.09	+75.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.79	$0.67 MAD6.27	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.32	$0.63 MAD5.90	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.53	$0.36 MAD3.38	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.16	$0.40 MAD3.75	-33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.41	$0.35 MAD3.27	+0.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.37 MAD3.42	-11.2%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Tamara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.11	$5.94 MAD55.38	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.03	$17.11 MAD159.48	-45.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$37,528.87 MAD350K	+105.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.98	$7.95 MAD74.08	+71.8%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 14.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Tamara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.38	$38.53 MAD359.16	+198.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,464.19	$404.72 MAD3,772.63	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,486.38	$209.72 MAD1,954.91	-58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥271.40	$29.46 MAD274.64	-25.0%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 85.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Tamara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,912.70	$136.13 MAD1,268.97	-80.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$2,362.11 MAD22,018.42	-89.8%
Average			-85.3%

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pay 61.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Tamara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.75	$5.52 MAD51.44	+392.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.06	$2.53 MAD23.59	-12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$4.30 MAD40.13	+2.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥399.75	$23.92 MAD222.93	-58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.14	$6.90 MAD64.31	-18.0%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Beijing	Tamara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥430.60	$43.03 MAD401.06	-30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥251.40	$50.53 MAD471.03	+38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥564.98	$103.94 MAD968.88	+27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥729.41	$104.42 MAD973.34	-1.1%
Average			+8.5%

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