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Witbank vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Witbank is 34.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Witbank
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Witbank
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Witbank
Housing: pay 98.4% more in Witbank
Childcare: pay 81.5% less in Witbank
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Witbank
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Witbank

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

Witbank vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Witbank
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+172.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$4.93 ZAR83.46	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.06 ZAR17.97	+121.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.84 ZAR14.14	+172.2%
Average			+116.7%

Beijing vs. Witbank - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Beijing	Witbank
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.96 ZAR16.33	-43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.31 ZAR73.01	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$4.73 ZAR80.12	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.06 ZAR34.94	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.91 ZAR32.35	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.65 ZAR11.00	-33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.65 ZAR11.00	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.68 ZAR11.44	-15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.65 ZAR11.00	+8.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.66 ZAR11.14	+88.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.44 ZAR7.48	+7.2%
Average			-3.1%

Beijing vs. Witbank - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Witbank
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.84 ZAR81.85	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$120.41 ZAR2,038.07	+281.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$10.78 ZAR182.46	+133.0%
Average			+113.8%

Beijing vs. Witbank - Cost of transportation

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pay 98.4% more for housing

	Beijing	Witbank
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$41.62 ZAR704.42	+221.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$252.28 ZAR4,270.25	-50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$87.69 ZAR1,484.31	+123.3%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 81.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Witbank
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$218.16 ZAR3,692.57	-69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$1,433.44 ZAR24,262.79	-93.8%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Witbank
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.58 ZAR43.67	+130.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.24 ZAR37.94	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.78 ZAR47.07	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$34.09 ZAR576.97	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-31.8%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Witbank
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$53.84 ZAR911.35	-13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$41.31 ZAR699.21	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	+13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	-21.5%
Average			-2.0%

Beijing vs. Witbank - 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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