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Beijing vs. Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 37.5% cheaper than Bishops Stortford.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 55.1% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 60.4% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 29.6% less in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Beijing

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Bishops Stortford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Bishops Stortford, you would:

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pay 68.2% less for restaurants

	Bishops Stortford	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.98	$4.21 CN¥29.67	-79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.68 £7.24	$4.91 CN¥34.62	-49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$0.48 CN¥3.38	-72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-72.2%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	Bishops Stortford	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.05	$1.71 CN¥12.04	+21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$7.47 CN¥52.69	+83.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.97	$6.64 CN¥46.85	+25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$1.78 CN¥12.53	-50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$1.53 CN¥10.80	-58.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$0.98 CN¥6.93	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.77 CN¥5.43	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$0.80 CN¥5.65	-39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$0.60 CN¥4.25	-53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$0.41 CN¥2.91	-40.2%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 55.1% less for transportation

	Bishops Stortford	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.37	$4.21 CN¥29.71	-41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.54 CN¥222.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	-51.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.48	$4.63 CN¥32.64	-72.3%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 60.4% less for housing

	Bishops Stortford	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.30	$12.93 CN¥91.22	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,246.40 £932.10	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	-59.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.00	$39.27 CN¥277.00	-84.7%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 29.6% less for childcare

	Bishops Stortford	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	-62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	+3.2%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bishops Stortford	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.49	$1.12 CN¥7.91	-81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 £3.16	$2.90 CN¥20.47	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.98	$4.21 CN¥29.67	-79.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.42 £41.45	$57.84 CN¥408.00	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.35 £7.74	$8.41 CN¥59.34	-18.7%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Bishops Stortford	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.74 £34.95	$62.30 CN¥439.49	+33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £29.96	$36.37 CN¥256.59	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £59.92	$81.74 CN¥576.64	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.40	$105.53 CN¥744.46	+9.0%
Average			+8.8%

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