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Beijing vs. Farmington Hills Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 28.4% cheaper than Farmington Hills.

Restaurants: pay 72.9% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 35.0% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 62.2% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 9.3% less in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 46.5% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Farmington Hills Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Farmington Hills, you would:

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pay 72.9% less for restaurants

	Farmington Hills	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)	$2.10	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-84.7%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Farmington Hills	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14	$1.71 CN¥12.07	-20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64	$7.47 CN¥52.80	+60.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.83	$6.64 CN¥46.96	+134.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61	$1.78 CN¥12.56	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-69.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.74	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$0.77 CN¥5.44	+24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.63	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-69.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-74.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.71	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-87.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.07	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-80.1%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 35.0% less for transportation

	Farmington Hills	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.27	$4.21 CN¥29.77	+28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.00	$31.54 CN¥223.02	-52.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,850.00	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.68	$4.63 CN¥32.71	-73.8%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 62.2% less for housing

	Farmington Hills	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.67	$12.93 CN¥91.43	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,466.67	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,616.67	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	-68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.10	$39.27 CN¥277.61	-65.0%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 9.3% less for childcare

	Farmington Hills	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,650.00	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,800.00	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	+38.3%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Farmington Hills	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$1.12 CN¥7.93	-70.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.94	$2.90 CN¥20.52	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-57.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.00	$57.84 CN¥408.91	-22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.50	$8.41 CN¥59.47	-11.5%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 46.5% more for clothing

	Farmington Hills	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.00	$62.30 CN¥440.46	+55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50	$36.37 CN¥257.16	+69.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.50	$81.74 CN¥577.91	+55.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$105.53 CN¥746.11	+5.5%
Average			+46.5%

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