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Beijing vs. Chula Vista Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 42.5% cheaper than Chula Vista.

Restaurants: pay 76.0% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 41.7% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 44.5% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 75.0% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 39.3% less in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Chula Vista Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Chula Vista, you would:

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pay 76.0% less for restaurants

	Chula Vista	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00	$4.21 CN¥29.67	-80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$4.91 CN¥34.62	-57.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$0.48 CN¥3.38	-82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-84.6%
Average			-76.0%

Chula Vista vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.7% less for groceries

	Chula Vista	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$4.57	$1.71 CN¥12.04	-62.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.22	$7.47 CN¥52.69	+20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67	$6.64 CN¥46.85	+42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.83	$1.78 CN¥12.53	-69.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48	$1.53 CN¥10.80	-65.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$0.98 CN¥6.93	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.77 CN¥5.43	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.80 CN¥5.65	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.26	$0.60 CN¥4.25	-73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-75.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.12	$0.41 CN¥2.91	-63.3%
Average			-41.7%

Chula Vista vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

	Chula Vista	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.76	$4.21 CN¥29.71	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.00	$31.54 CN¥222.53	-56.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	-36.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.91	$4.63 CN¥32.64	-74.2%
Average			-44.5%

Chula Vista vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.0% less for housing

	Chula Vista	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.25	$12.93 CN¥91.22	-82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,650.00	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	-72.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$205.84	$39.27 CN¥277.00	-80.9%
Average			-75.0%

Chula Vista vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 39.3% less for childcare

	Chula Vista	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,750.00	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	-59.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,750.00	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	-19.2%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Chula Vista	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.12 CN¥7.91	-86.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.90	$2.90 CN¥20.47	-50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$4.21 CN¥29.67	-57.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$57.84 CN¥408.00	+189.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.75	$8.41 CN¥59.34	-43.0%
Average			-9.7%

Chula Vista vs. Beijing - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Chula Vista	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.72	$62.30 CN¥439.49	+2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.44	$36.37 CN¥256.59	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.00	$81.74 CN¥576.64	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.25	$105.53 CN¥744.46	-16.4%
Average			-11.3%

Chula Vista vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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