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Beijing vs. Boca Raton Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 38.2% cheaper than Boca Raton.

Restaurants: pay 77.3% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 41.1% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 29.0% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 75.2% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 43.1% less in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Boca Raton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Boca Raton, you would:

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pay 77.3% less for restaurants

	Boca Raton	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$4.91 CN¥34.69	-60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-80.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-85.3%
Average			-77.3%

Boca Raton vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

	Boca Raton	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$4.35	$1.71 CN¥12.07	-60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73	$7.47 CN¥52.80	+30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09	$6.64 CN¥46.96	+62.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72	$1.78 CN¥12.56	-62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.47	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-79.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$0.77 CN¥5.44	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-79.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-79.4%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 29.0% less for transportation

	Boca Raton	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$4.21 CN¥29.77	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$31.54 CN¥223.02	-54.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,500.00	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	-40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97	$4.63 CN¥32.71	-53.6%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 75.2% less for housing

	Boca Raton	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.00	$12.93 CN¥91.43	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,700.00	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,980.00	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	-74.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.46	$39.27 CN¥277.61	-79.2%
Average			-75.2%

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pay 43.1% less for childcare

	Boca Raton	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,250.00	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	-43.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40
Average			-43.1%

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pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Boca Raton	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.12 CN¥7.93	-81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$2.90 CN¥20.52	-37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-65.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.67	$57.84 CN¥408.91	+62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$8.41 CN¥59.47	-43.9%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Boca Raton	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.75	$62.30 CN¥440.46	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.75	$36.37 CN¥257.16	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25	$81.74 CN¥577.91	+14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.25	$105.53 CN¥746.11	+72.3%
Average			+31.8%

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