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Beijing vs. Niagara Falls Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 36.1% cheaper than Niagara Falls.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 37.8% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 36.1% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 6.7% less in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in Beijing

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Niagara Falls Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Niagara Falls, you would:

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pay 77.2% less for restaurants

	Niagara Falls	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$4.21 CN¥29.76	-83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$4.91 CN¥34.72	-59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-84.7%
Average			-77.2%

Niagara Falls vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.8% less for groceries

	Niagara Falls	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$3.39	$1.71 CN¥12.07	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40	$7.47 CN¥52.84	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44	$6.64 CN¥46.99	+92.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.96	$1.78 CN¥12.57	-55.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70	$0.77 CN¥5.44	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.52	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.87	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-79.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85	$0.35 CN¥2.47	-81.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.89	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-78.2%
Average			-37.8%

Niagara Falls vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.1% less for transportation

	Niagara Falls	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.32	$4.21 CN¥29.80	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00	$31.54 CN¥223.19	-42.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,344.69	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	-49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.77	$4.63 CN¥32.73	-78.7%
Average			-36.1%

Niagara Falls vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Niagara Falls	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.35	$12.93 CN¥91.49	-82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,050.00	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	-10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$900.00	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$178.92	$39.27 CN¥277.81	-78.1%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 6.7% less for childcare

	Niagara Falls	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,300.00	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	-45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,625.00	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	+31.9%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Niagara Falls	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.89	$1.12 CN¥7.94	-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.44	$2.90 CN¥20.53	-46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$4.21 CN¥29.76	-67.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.00	$57.84 CN¥409.21	+44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$8.41 CN¥59.52	-43.9%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Niagara Falls	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00	$62.30 CN¥440.79	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13	$36.37 CN¥257.35	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75	$81.74 CN¥578.34	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.75	$105.53 CN¥746.66	-8.0%
Average			-1.7%

Niagara Falls vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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