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Traverse City vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Traverse City is 2.2 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Traverse City
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Traverse City
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Traverse City
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Traverse City
Childcare: pay 3.6% less in Traverse City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Traverse City
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in Traverse City

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

Traverse City vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Traverse City instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Traverse City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$20.00	+375.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$10.00	+103.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.25	+369.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$2.14	+597.2%
Average			+361.4%

Beijing vs. Traverse City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Traverse City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$2.94	+72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.64	-37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$2.83	-57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.61	+46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$5.07	+230.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$2.74	+179.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.72	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.75	+118.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$3.08	+411.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$1.21	+248.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.45	+250.7%
Average			+132.4%

Beijing vs. Traverse City - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	Traverse City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$3.27	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$30.00	-4.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$35,699.74	+95.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	??
Average			+22.9%

Beijing vs. Traverse City - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Beijing	Traverse City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$67.50	+422.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$1,983.33	+112.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$1,418.00	+181.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$112.10	+185.5%
Average			+225.2%

Beijing vs. Traverse City - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Traverse City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$1,030.00	+44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$11,136.00	-52.1%
Average			-3.6%

Beijing vs. Traverse City - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Traverse City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$3.75	+234.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$4.00	+37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$6.00	+42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$63.33	+9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$9.50	+12.9%
Average			+67.5%

Beijing vs. Traverse City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	Beijing	Traverse City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$74.33	+19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$41.67	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$111.67	+36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$86.67	-17.9%
Average			+13.2%

Beijing vs. Traverse City - Cost of clothing

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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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