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Beijing vs. General Santos Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 69.2% more expensive than General Santos.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% more in Beijing
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 80.7% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 56.5% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Beijing are more expensive than in General Santos. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. General Santos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of General Santos, you would:

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pay 33.7% more for restaurants

	General Santos	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱252.18	$4.21 CN¥29.76	-2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.01 ₱176.52	$4.91 CN¥34.72	+63.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₱18.16	$0.48 CN¥3.39	+54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₱15.13	$0.31 CN¥2.17	+19.0%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	General Santos	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 ₱73.13	$1.71 CN¥12.07	+36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$7.47 CN¥52.84	+155.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 ₱396.47	$6.64 CN¥46.99	-1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 ₱118.69	$1.78 CN¥12.57	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 ₱116.67	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 ₱75.49	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₱29.92	$0.77 CN¥5.44	+50.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱60.58	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ₱35.57	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.90	$0.35 CN¥2.47	-63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱83.50	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-71.0%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 80.7% more for transportation

	General Santos	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ₱239.60	$4.21 CN¥29.80	+3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.60 ₱504.35	$31.54 CN¥223.19	+266.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,503.90 ₱1,260,880.84	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.75 ₱161.39	$4.63 CN¥32.73	+68.1%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 56.5% less for housing

	General Santos	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.83 ₱1,983.79	$12.93 CN¥91.49	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.46 ₱4,717.71	$39.27 CN¥277.81	-51.2%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	General Santos	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.64 ₱6,780.74	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	+514.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,741.40 ₱453,917.10	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	+200.2%
Average			+357.4%

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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

	General Santos	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 ₱75.65	$1.12 CN¥7.94	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ₱126.09	$2.90 CN¥20.53	+35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 ₱151.31	$4.21 CN¥29.76	+63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$57.84 CN¥409.21
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 ₱252.18	$8.41 CN¥59.52	+95.6%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	General Santos	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.51 ₱3,782.64	$62.30 CN¥440.79	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 ₱1,714.80	$36.37 CN¥257.35	+24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.26 ₱4,413.08	$81.74 CN¥578.34	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.66 ₱3,908.73	$105.53 CN¥746.66	+58.3%
Average			+22.0%

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