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Beijing vs. Grass Valley Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 42.4% cheaper than Grass Valley.

Restaurants: pay 69.9% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 45.5% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 66.0% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 47.5% less in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Grass Valley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Grass Valley, you would:

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pay 69.9% less for restaurants

	Grass Valley	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$4.21 CN¥29.76	-79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$4.91 CN¥34.72	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-79.5%
Average			-69.9%

Grass Valley vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

	Grass Valley	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$4.00	$1.71 CN¥12.07	-57.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.55	$7.47 CN¥52.84	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16	$6.64 CN¥46.99	+28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30	$1.78 CN¥12.57	-66.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.77 CN¥5.44	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.24	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-81.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.35 CN¥2.47	-65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-78.0%
Average			-45.5%

Grass Valley vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Grass Valley	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.70	$4.21 CN¥29.80	-10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.54 CN¥223.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	-50.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.63 CN¥32.73
Average			-30.4%

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pay 66.0% less for housing

	Grass Valley	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$12.93 CN¥91.49	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,775.00	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,575.00	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	-68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06	$39.27 CN¥277.81	-70.5%
Average			-66.0%

Grass Valley vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

	Grass Valley	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,158.33	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$32,215.00	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	-27.9%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Grass Valley	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$1.12 CN¥7.94	-85.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96	$2.90 CN¥20.53	-51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$4.21 CN¥29.76	-57.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$57.84 CN¥409.21	+15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$8.41 CN¥59.52	-32.7%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Grass Valley	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00	$62.30 CN¥440.79	+78.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$36.37 CN¥257.35	+3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$81.74 CN¥578.34	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$233.33	$105.53 CN¥746.66	-54.8%
Average			+4.5%

Grass Valley vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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