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Beijing vs. Guarulhos Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 18.2% more expensive than Guarulhos.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 6.0% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 31.3% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 82.2% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 3.7% more in Beijing

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

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Beijing vs. Guarulhos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Guarulhos	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$44.68	$4.47 CN¥29.95	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$44.68	$5.22 CN¥34.94	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 R$6.99	$0.52 CN¥3.49	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.32	$0.27 CN¥1.82	-68.6%
Average			-51.1%

Guarulhos vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.0% less for groceries

	Guarulhos	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 R$9.25	$1.73 CN¥11.56	-6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 R$30.95	$7.22 CN¥48.29	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.82 R$19.05	$6.41 CN¥42.89	+67.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 R$12.67	$2.02 CN¥13.53	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 R$10.51	$1.47 CN¥9.81	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 R$5.29	$0.93 CN¥6.25	-12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 R$3.78	$0.79 CN¥5.28	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.49	$0.93 CN¥6.21	+32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 R$3.38	$0.71 CN¥4.76	+4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 R$2.91	$0.32 CN¥2.15	-44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 R$2.76	$0.40 CN¥2.66	-28.2%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 31.3% less for transportation

	Guarulhos	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 R$24.54	$4.96 CN¥33.20	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.53 R$516.31	$34.30 CN¥229.59	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.16 R$35.70	$4.68 CN¥31.34	-34.6%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Guarulhos	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.73 R$113.38	$14.27 CN¥95.50	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.40 R$1,737.58	$936.67 CN¥6,268.85	+168.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.27 R$794.32	$530.98 CN¥3,553.68	+233.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.13 R$354.75	$44.49 CN¥297.74	-37.5%
Average			+118.9%

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pay 82.2% more for childcare

	Guarulhos	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$437.99 R$2,184.39	$653.29 CN¥4,372.25	+49.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,910.03 R$54,411.05	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	+122.6%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Guarulhos	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$1.19 CN¥7.99	-50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 R$12.66	$3.60 CN¥24.09	+41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.39	$4.33 CN¥28.95	+74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.87 R$139.01	$41.45 CN¥277.40	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.95 R$49.65	$7.46 CN¥49.91	-25.1%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 3.7% more for clothing

	Guarulhos	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.75 R$322.91	$70.55 CN¥472.16	+9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.84 R$283.45	$40.41 CN¥270.44	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.91 R$463.35	$86.99 CN¥582.17	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.61 R$392.06	$125.40 CN¥839.26	+59.5%
Average			+3.7%

Guarulhos vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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