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Beijing vs. Miraflores Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 27.1% more expensive than Miraflores.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 33.8% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 5.1% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Miraflores Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Miraflores	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.37	$4.21 CN¥29.76	-1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.14 PEN17.25	$4.91 CN¥34.72	-4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 PEN3.37	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-52.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-53.0%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Miraflores	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 PEN3.83	$1.71 CN¥12.07	+49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.16	$7.47 CN¥52.84	+65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 PEN16.32	$6.64 CN¥46.99	+36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$1.78 CN¥12.57	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.83	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 PEN3.41	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.77 CN¥5.44	+51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$0.80 CN¥5.66	+39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.74	$0.60 CN¥4.26	+16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.35 CN¥2.47	-24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.30	$0.41 CN¥2.92	+6.2%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 33.8% less for transportation

	Miraflores	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 PEN16.41	$4.21 CN¥29.80	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.54 CN¥223.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,984.29 PEN67,066.33	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.81	$4.63 CN¥32.73	-78.7%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 5.1% less for housing

	Miraflores	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.98 PEN83.83	$12.93 CN¥91.49	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.24 PEN2,252.63	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$513.88 PEN1,724.56	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	-1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.52 PEN146.04	$39.27 CN¥277.81	-9.8%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Miraflores	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.16 PEN644.87	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	+269.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,212.59 PEN27,561.07	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	+183.0%
Average			+226.4%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Miraflores	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.66	$1.12 CN¥7.94	-50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$2.90 CN¥20.53	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.16	$4.21 CN¥29.76	-26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.26 PEN114.97	$57.84 CN¥409.21	+68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.95	$8.41 CN¥59.52	+17.9%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Miraflores	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.06 PEN171.35	$62.30 CN¥440.79	+22.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.73 PEN119.90	$36.37 CN¥257.35	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.97 PEN281.79	$81.74 CN¥578.34	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.68 PEN280.81	$105.53 CN¥746.66	+26.1%
Average			+11.8%

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