Cost of living comparison

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Beijing vs. Klaksvik Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 19.2% cheaper than Klaksvik.

Restaurants
pay 84.0% less in Beijing
Groceries
pay 33.8% less in Beijing
Housing
pay 60.1% more in Beijing

Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Klaksvik Cost Breakdown

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

pay 84.0% less for restaurants

 
Klaksvik
Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $26.28
DKK169.01
$4.21
CN¥29.01
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.91
CN¥33.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.48
CN¥3.31

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pay 33.8% less for groceries

 
Klaksvik
Beijing
Bread
1 loaf
$11.68
DKK75.12
$1.71
CN¥11.77
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.84
DKK37.56
$7.47
CN¥51.51
Milk (1 gallon) $11.86
DKK76.26
$6.64
CN¥45.81

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Klaksvik
Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.21
CN¥29.04
Monthly public transit pass ?? $31.54
CN¥217.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $18,225.66
CN¥126K

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pay 60.1% more for housing

 
Klaksvik
Beijing
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $12.93
CN¥89.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $583.99
DKK3,755.79
$935.23
CN¥6,450.12
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $504.41
CN¥3,478.79

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Klaksvik
Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $710.76
CN¥4,902.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $23,242.73
CN¥160K

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Klaksvik
Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.12
CN¥7.74
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.90
CN¥20.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.21
CN¥29.01

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Klaksvik
Beijing
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $62.30
CN¥429.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $36.37
CN¥250.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $81.74
CN¥563.75

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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: March 2026
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