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Beijing vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 9.1% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 39.1% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 6.3% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 4.1% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 7.1% less in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Beijing

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Beijing are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Georgetown, you would:

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pay 53.9% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,490.57	$4.17 CN¥30.46	-64.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,793.21	$5.57 CN¥40.61	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD254.04	$0.50 CN¥3.62	-59.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.43	$0.31 CN¥2.26	-56.6%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 39.1% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD420.55	$1.43 CN¥10.46	-28.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,123.01	$7.31 CN¥53.31	+36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,581.25	$7.17 CN¥52.31	-41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD713.96	$1.74 CN¥12.68	-49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD551.02	$1.53 CN¥11.17	-41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.73	$0.92 CN¥6.69	-48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD252.44	$0.71 CN¥5.19	-40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD356.04	$0.89 CN¥6.47	-47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.89	$0.58 CN¥4.25	-71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD148.13	$0.37 CN¥2.69	-47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD195.23	$0.47 CN¥3.44	-49.4%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 6.3% less for transportation

	Georgetown	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD839.08	$4.36 CN¥31.81	+8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,977.38	$33.40 CN¥243.65	+17.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,287,557.05	$20,872.18 CN¥152,279.24	+33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,077.00	$4.59 CN¥33.50	-84.2%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 4.1% more for housing

	Georgetown	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,826.45	$13.28 CN¥96.91	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,373.69	$929.88 CN¥6,784.20	+50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,943.57	$492.44 CN¥3,592.76	+75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,789.10	$42.04 CN¥306.72	-31.1%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 7.1% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,833.58	$763.49 CN¥5,570.30	-12.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,869,475.09	$22,913.01 CN¥167,168.77	-1.3%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD448.30	$1.11 CN¥8.12	-47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD813.59	$3.60 CN¥26.29	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD458.27	$3.48 CN¥25.38	+59.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,135.87	$65.46 CN¥477.56	+68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,245.29	$8.35 CN¥60.91	+40.6%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,969.84	$62.65 CN¥457.11	+64.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,958.52	$34.69 CN¥253.07	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,533.64	$83.45 CN¥608.86	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,935.90	$107.64 CN¥785.29	+33.2%
Average			+16.1%

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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: April 2025

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