Cost of living comparison

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Beijing vs. Kazan Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 30.0% more expensive than Kazan.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 24.4% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 39.4% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Kazan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.2% less for restaurants

	Kazan	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.15 RUB583.34	$4.21 CN¥29.07	-41.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB486.11	$4.91 CN¥33.92	-17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 RUB88.55	$0.48 CN¥3.32	-55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 RUB54.93	$0.31 CN¥2.12	-54.4%
Average			-42.2%

Kazan vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Kazan	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 RUB53.47	$1.71 CN¥11.80	+160.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.20 RUB424.00	$7.47 CN¥51.62	+43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 RUB317.51	$6.64 CN¥45.91	+70.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 RUB152.25	$1.78 CN¥12.28	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RUB169.49	$1.53 CN¥10.58	-26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB68.60	$0.98 CN¥6.79	+16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB65.17	$0.77 CN¥5.32	-3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 RUB86.55	$0.80 CN¥5.53	-24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RUB83.79	$0.60 CN¥4.16	-41.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 RUB23.67	$0.35 CN¥2.41	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 RUB21.50	$0.41 CN¥2.85	+56.6%
Average			+24.4%

Kazan vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Kazan	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.61 RUB213.31	$4.21 CN¥29.11	+61.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.82 RUB1,944.45	$31.54 CN¥218.03	+32.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,737.37 RUB3M	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	-49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 RUB268.92	$4.63 CN¥31.98	+40.4%
Average			+21.2%

Kazan vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.4% more for housing

	Kazan	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.10 RUB498.00	$12.93 CN¥89.38	+111.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$580.46 RUB47,373.90	$935.23 CN¥6,464.19	+61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.21 RUB31,030.20	$504.41 CN¥3,486.38	+32.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.52 RUB6,163.54	$39.27 CN¥271.40	-48.0%
Average			+39.4%

Kazan vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Kazan	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.25 RUB19,444.51	$710.76 CN¥4,912.70	+198.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,937.57 RUB1M	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	+66.8%
Average			+132.6%

Kazan vs. Beijing - Cost of childcare

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazan	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 RUB291.67	$1.12 CN¥7.75	-68.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 RUB225.23	$2.90 CN¥20.06	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.06	$4.21 CN¥29.07	+41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.58 RUB1,843.18	$57.84 CN¥399.75	+156.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.36 RUB437.50	$8.41 CN¥58.14	+56.9%
Average			+38.2%

Kazan vs. Beijing - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Kazan	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.14 RUB5,152.80	$62.30 CN¥430.60	-1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.69 RUB3,402.79	$36.37 CN¥251.40	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.29 RUB7,858.82	$81.74 CN¥564.98	-15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.32 RUB7,534.75	$105.53 CN¥729.41	+14.3%
Average			-3.7%

Kazan vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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