Cost of living comparison

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Walnut Creek vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Walnut Creek is 3.0 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 5.2 times more in Walnut Creek
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Walnut Creek
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Walnut Creek
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Walnut Creek
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Walnut Creek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Walnut Creek
Clothing: pay 24.6% more in Walnut Creek

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Walnut Creek are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Walnut Creek.

Walnut Creek vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Walnut Creek instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 5.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Walnut Creek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$20.00	+375.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$14.50	+195.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$2.93	+510.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$2.10	+584.1%
Average			+416.3%

Beijing vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Walnut Creek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$4.82	+182.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$2.75	-63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$5.46	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$5.50	+209.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.95	+92.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$2.04	+107.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.90	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$2.90	+262.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$2.33	+287.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$1.02	+191.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.50	+262.8%
Average			+139.2%

Beijing vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Walnut Creek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$4.79	+13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$31,000.00	+70.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$22.70	+390.7%
Average			+158.2%

Beijing vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Walnut Creek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$63.33	+389.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$2,350.00	+151.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$1,950.00	+286.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$190.70	+385.7%
Average			+303.4%

Beijing vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Beijing	Walnut Creek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$2,200.00	+209.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$37,770.00	+62.5%
Average			+136.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Walnut Creek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$8.00	+613.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$5.33	+83.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$11.00	+161.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$86.33	+49.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$14.50	+72.4%
Average			+196.0%

Beijing vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Walnut Creek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	$72.33	+16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	$56.00	+54.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	$90.00	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	$124.75	+18.2%
Average			+24.6%

Beijing vs. Walnut Creek - 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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