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Beijing vs. Bogor Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 3.0 times more expensive than Bogor.

Restaurants: pay 71.9% more in Beijing
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 11.1 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 48.5% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Bogor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.9% more for restaurants

	Bogor	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	$4.21 CN¥29.76	+181.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$4.91 CN¥34.72	+82.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 IDR8,220.65	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IDR4,058.90	$0.31 CN¥2.17	+25.9%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	Bogor	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,714.78	$1.71 CN¥12.07	+51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 IDR73,463.21	$7.47 CN¥52.84	+69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 IDR75,665.71	$6.64 CN¥46.99	+46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 IDR19,538.23	$1.78 CN¥12.57	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.43 IDR23,839.01	$1.53 CN¥10.83	+6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,678.93	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR9,165.00	$0.77 CN¥5.44	+39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,338.94	$0.80 CN¥5.66	+8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,365.33	$0.60 CN¥4.26	+7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,615.74	$0.35 CN¥2.47	-39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 IDR12,620.65	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-45.6%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Bogor	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.85 IDR47,418.53	$4.21 CN¥29.80	+47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.16 IDR119,244.63	$31.54 CN¥223.19	+340.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,995.26 IDR399,469,496.09	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.34 IDR55,647.49	$4.63 CN¥32.73	+38.4%
Average			+100.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bogor	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.51 IDR341,503.36	$12.93 CN¥91.49	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$248.71 IDR4,140,438.39	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	+276.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$185.04 IDR3,080,486.16	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	+172.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.44 IDR523,481.31	$39.27 CN¥277.81	+24.9%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 11.1 times more for childcare

	Bogor	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.67 IDR1,043,390.47	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	+1034.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,148.83 IDR35,773,387.71	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	+981.6%
Average			+1007.8%

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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogor	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 IDR32,295.42	$1.12 CN¥7.94	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	$2.90 CN¥20.53	+94.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.15 IDR35,773.39	$4.21 CN¥29.76	+95.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.78 IDR695,593.65	$57.84 CN¥409.21	+38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$8.41 CN¥59.52	+181.9%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 48.5% more for clothing

	Bogor	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.28 IDR703,874.53	$62.30 CN¥440.79	+47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.38 IDR372,639.46	$36.37 CN¥257.35	+62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.67 IDR1,059,952.23	$81.74 CN¥578.34	+28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.68 IDR1,126,662.97	$105.53 CN¥746.66	+55.9%
Average			+48.5%

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