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Beijing vs. Makati Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 13.5% more expensive than Makati.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 23.1% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 3.5% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 17.1% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Makati Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Makati	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.88 ₱405.75	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.53 ₱267.29	$4.91 CN¥34.69	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ₱65.93	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.62	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-36.8%
Average			-31.1%

Makati vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.1% less for groceries

	Makati	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱84.19	$1.71 CN¥12.07	+19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.89 ₱229.50	$7.47 CN¥52.80	+91.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.23 ₱485.10	$6.64 CN¥46.96	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 ₱140.19	$1.78 CN¥12.56	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 ₱133.71	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 ₱117.75	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 ₱53.97	$0.77 CN¥5.44	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.88	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱57.51	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱87.19	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-76.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 ₱101.23	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-76.0%
Average			-23.1%

Makati vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

	Makati	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱243.02	$4.21 CN¥29.77	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$61.93 ₱3,651.77	$31.54 CN¥223.02	-49.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,685.92 ₱1,927,325.46	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.61 ₱154.19	$4.63 CN¥32.71	+76.9%
Average			-3.5%

Makati vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.1% less for housing

	Makati	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.12 ₱2,129.90	$12.93 CN¥91.43	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$709.30 ₱41,823.74	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	+31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.47 ₱22,316.40	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	+33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.84 ₱7,597.05	$39.27 CN¥277.61	-69.5%
Average			-17.1%

Makati vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Makati	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.52 ₱18,427.94	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	+127.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,454.68 ₱439,565.46	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	+211.8%
Average			+169.6%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Makati	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 ₱144.55	$1.12 CN¥7.93	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78 ₱163.82	$2.90 CN¥20.52	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.83 ₱166.87	$4.21 CN¥29.74	+48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.15 ₱3,075.27	$57.84 CN¥408.91	+10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.74 ₱456.47	$8.41 CN¥59.47	+8.7%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Makati	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.50 ₱3,626.16	$62.30 CN¥440.46	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.14 ₱2,366.89	$36.37 CN¥257.16	-9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.57 ₱4,869.03	$81.74 CN¥577.91	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.82 ₱6,593.48	$105.53 CN¥746.11	-5.6%
Average			-3.7%

Makati vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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