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Beijing vs. Feira De Santana Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 89.7% more expensive than Feira De Santana.

Restaurants
pay 22.9% less in Beijing
Groceries
pay 42.8% more in Beijing
Transportation
pay 26.9% less in Beijing
Housing
pay 3.0 times more in Beijing
Childcare
pay 4.4 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports
pay 94.5% more in Beijing
Clothing
pay 1.6% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Feira De Santana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Feira De Santana, you would:

pay 22.9% less for restaurants

 
Feira De Santana
Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.66
R$24.85
$4.21
CN¥29.76
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.59
R$29.82
$4.91
CN¥34.72
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.75
R$3.98
$0.48
CN¥3.39

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pay 42.8% more for groceries

 
Feira De Santana
Beijing
Bread
1 loaf
$1.32
R$7.06
$1.71
CN¥12.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.26
R$17.40
$7.47
CN¥52.84
Milk (1 gallon) $3.81
R$20.32
$6.64
CN¥46.99

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

 
Feira De Santana
Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32
R$23.07
$4.21
CN¥29.80
Monthly public transit pass ?? $31.54
CN¥223.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,267.54
R$198,827.94
$18,225.66
CN¥128,952.02

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Feira De Santana
Beijing
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.09
R$85.83
$12.93
CN¥91.49
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $171.43
R$914.61
$935.23
CN¥6,617.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $122.98
R$656.13
$504.41
CN¥3,568.82

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

 
Feira De Santana
Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $172.36
R$919.58
$710.76
CN¥5,028.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,031.12
R$26,841.77
$23,242.73
CN¥164,449.26

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pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Feira De Santana
Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
R$9.44
$1.12
CN¥7.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.30
R$6.96
$2.90
CN¥20.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.80
R$14.91
$4.21
CN¥29.76

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

 
Feira De Santana
Beijing
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.90
R$298.24
$62.30
CN¥440.79
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$51.24
R$273.39
$36.37
CN¥257.35
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.96
R$463.93
$81.74
CN¥578.34

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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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