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Beijing vs. Celaya Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 84.4% more expensive than Celaya.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 34.4% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 94.0% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Celaya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% less for restaurants

	Celaya	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.40 MX$207.18	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-63.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.14 MX$147.99	$4.91 CN¥34.69	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 MX$21.70	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 MX$16.44	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-66.1%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

	Celaya	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 MX$45.88	$1.71 CN¥12.07	-32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 MX$98.66	$7.47 CN¥52.80	+37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.29 MX$132.58	$6.64 CN¥46.96	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 MX$48.00	$1.78 CN¥12.56	-32.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.51 MX$81.95	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-66.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 MX$26.70	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 MX$19.39	$0.77 CN¥5.44	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.90	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 MX$20.73	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 MX$25.21	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.57 MX$28.49	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-73.7%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Celaya	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$90.90	$4.21 CN¥29.77	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.14 MX$493.29	$31.54 CN¥223.02	+16.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,970.21 MX$453,823.62	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	-27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.79 MX$250.55	$4.63 CN¥32.71	-66.4%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 94.0% more for housing

	Celaya	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 MX$559.06	$12.93 CN¥91.43	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$244.27 MX$4,439.58	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	+282.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.13 MX$3,946.29	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	+132.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.09 MX$601.36	$39.27 CN¥277.61	+18.7%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Celaya	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$193.61 MX$3,518.78	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	+267.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,214.75 MX$40,252.18	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	+949.5%
Average			+608.3%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Celaya	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 MX$49.33	$1.12 CN¥7.93	-58.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 MX$56.23	$2.90 CN¥20.52	-6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 MX$73.99	$4.21 CN¥29.74	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$57.84 CN¥408.91
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.70 MX$103.59	$8.41 CN¥59.47	+47.6%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Celaya	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.28 MX$986.57	$62.30 CN¥440.46	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.00 MX$690.60	$36.37 CN¥257.16	-4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.50 MX$1,808.39	$81.74 CN¥577.91	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MX$1,413.76	$105.53 CN¥746.11	+35.7%
Average			+7.1%

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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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