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Beijing vs. Colorado Springs Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 41.8% cheaper than Colorado Springs.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 38.4% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 32.9% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 68.7% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.4% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Colorado Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Colorado Springs, you would:

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pay 75.5% less for restaurants

	Colorado Springs	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$4.91 CN¥34.69	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-85.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.38	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-87.1%
Average			-75.5%

Colorado Springs vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.4% less for groceries

	Colorado Springs	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61	$1.71 CN¥12.07	-52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.07	$7.47 CN¥52.80	+5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.82	$6.64 CN¥46.96	+73.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50	$1.78 CN¥12.56	-67.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.78	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-51.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71	$0.77 CN¥5.44	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-52.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-72.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-64.6%
Average			-38.4%

Colorado Springs vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.9% less for transportation

	Colorado Springs	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08	$4.21 CN¥29.77	+36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.00	$31.54 CN¥223.02	-49.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,029.12	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90	$4.63 CN¥32.71	-68.9%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 68.7% less for housing

	Colorado Springs	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.38	$12.93 CN¥91.43	-86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,745.71	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,583.33	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.62	$39.27 CN¥277.61	-73.2%
Average			-68.7%

Colorado Springs vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Colorado Springs	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,493.33	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	-52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	-5.1%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Colorado Springs	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25	$1.12 CN¥7.93	-82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.25	$2.90 CN¥20.52	-53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-57.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.50	$57.84 CN¥408.91	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$8.41 CN¥59.47	-43.9%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Colorado Springs	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.08	$62.30 CN¥440.46	+7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50	$36.37 CN¥257.16	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00	$81.74 CN¥577.91	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.00	$105.53 CN¥746.11	+2.5%
Average			-0.1%

Colorado Springs vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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