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Wollongong vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Wollongong is 2.4 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Wollongong
Groceries: pay 87.0% more in Wollongong
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Wollongong
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Wollongong
Childcare: pay 39.2% more in Wollongong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Wollongong
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Wollongong

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

Wollongong vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Wollongong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$16.35 A$24.59	+288.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$9.81 A$14.75	+100.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.59 A$3.89	+439.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$2.24 A$3.37	+629.5%
Average			+364.5%

Beijing vs. Wollongong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Wollongong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$2.71 A$4.07	+58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$4.91 A$7.38	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.28 A$6.44	-35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$4.01 A$6.02	+125.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$4.00 A$6.02	+161.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.26 A$1.89	+28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$1.07 A$1.60	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$1.34 A$2.01	+66.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.86 A$2.80	+209.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.00 A$1.50	+187.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$1.04 A$1.56	+151.8%
Average			+87.0%

Beijing vs. Wollongong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Wollongong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.42 A$6.64	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$47.20 A$70.95	+49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	+59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$18.94 A$28.47	+309.3%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Beijing	Wollongong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$48.93 A$73.56	+278.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$979.52 A$1,472.51	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$803.00 A$1,207.15	+59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$154.54 A$232.32	+293.6%
Average			+159.0%

Beijing vs. Wollongong - Cost of housing

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pay 39.2% more for childcare

	Beijing	Wollongong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$1,570.02 A$2,360.22	+120.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$13,332.06 A$20,042.18	-42.6%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Wollongong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$5.56 A$8.36	+395.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.41 A$5.12	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$31.07 A$46.71	+638.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$86.48 A$130.01	+49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$12.43 A$18.69	+47.8%
Average			+229.9%

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Wollongong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$65.42 A$98.34	+5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$57.79 A$86.87	+58.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$94.12 A$141.49	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$118.48 A$178.11	+12.3%
Average			+22.8%

Beijing vs. Wollongong - 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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