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Beijing vs. Belo Horizonte Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 10.0% more expensive than Belo Horizonte.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 8.3% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 23.5% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 46.2% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 57.8% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 10.4% more in Beijing

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

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Beijing vs. Belo Horizonte Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Belo Horizonte, you would:

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pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	Belo Horizonte	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.97 R$29.79	$4.47 CN¥29.95	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$44.68	$5.22 CN¥34.94	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.87	$0.52 CN¥3.49	-62.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 R$3.91	$0.27 CN¥1.82	-65.2%
Average			-40.6%

Belo Horizonte vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% more for groceries

	Belo Horizonte	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 R$8.95	$1.73 CN¥11.56	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.86 R$24.23	$7.22 CN¥48.29	+48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 R$18.20	$6.41 CN¥42.89	+75.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 R$11.25	$2.02 CN¥13.53	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 R$9.64	$1.47 CN¥9.81	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 R$4.46	$0.93 CN¥6.25	+4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.66	$0.79 CN¥5.28	+47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 R$2.75	$0.93 CN¥6.21	+68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.65	$0.71 CN¥4.76	-3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.52	$0.32 CN¥2.15	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 R$2.26	$0.40 CN¥2.66	-12.3%
Average			+8.3%

Belo Horizonte vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.5% less for transportation

	Belo Horizonte	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 R$24.39	$4.96 CN¥33.20	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.69 R$342.55	$34.30 CN¥229.59	-50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.95 R$34.67	$4.68 CN¥31.34	-32.6%
Average			-23.5%

Belo Horizonte vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.2% more for housing

	Belo Horizonte	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.12 R$105.32	$14.27 CN¥95.50	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$581.67 R$2,900.93	$936.67 CN¥6,268.85	+61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$286.24 R$1,427.57	$530.98 CN¥3,553.68	+85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.47 R$286.64	$44.49 CN¥297.74	-22.6%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 57.8% more for childcare

	Belo Horizonte	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$457.90 R$2,283.68	$653.29 CN¥4,372.25	+42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,909.51 R$69,370.18	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	+74.6%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Belo Horizonte	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 R$10.43	$1.19 CN¥7.99	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 R$11.01	$3.60 CN¥24.09	+63.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.39	$4.33 CN¥28.95	+74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 R$141.49	$41.45 CN¥277.40	+46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$39.72	$7.46 CN¥49.91	-6.4%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 10.4% more for clothing

	Belo Horizonte	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.19 R$305.15	$70.55 CN¥472.16	+15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.57 R$242.22	$40.41 CN¥270.44	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.17 R$489.62	$86.99 CN¥582.17	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.79 R$358.06	$125.40 CN¥839.26	+74.7%
Average			+10.4%

Belo Horizonte vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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