Cost of living comparison

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Beijing vs. Orange Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 31.8% cheaper than Orange.

Restaurants: pay 68.7% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 48.5% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 32.9% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 7.4% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Orange Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.7% less for restaurants

	Orange	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.81 A$14.77	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-57.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.77	$4.91 CN¥34.69	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-81.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-86.3%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Orange	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.08	$1.71 CN¥12.07	-37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 A$5.91	$7.47 CN¥52.80	+90.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.28	$6.64 CN¥46.96	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.66 A$5.52	$1.78 CN¥12.56	-51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 A$5.58	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.19	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 A$1.79	$0.77 CN¥5.44	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.01	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63 A$2.46	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 A$1.12	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-60.4%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

	Orange	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$4.21 CN¥29.77	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$179.90 A$270.85	$31.54 CN¥223.02	-82.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,403.34 A$41,257.67	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	-33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.27 A$26.00	$4.63 CN¥32.71	-73.2%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 32.9% less for housing

	Orange	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.01 A$78.30	$12.93 CN¥91.43	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$774.11 A$1,165.47	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$565.86 A$851.94	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.56 A$175.49	$39.27 CN¥277.61	-66.3%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 7.4% more for childcare

	Orange	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,755.37 A$2,642.83	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	-59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,332.06 A$20,072.36	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	+74.3%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Orange	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.85	$1.12 CN¥7.93	-82.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$2.90 CN¥20.52	-14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.07 A$46.78	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-86.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.06 A$73.87	$57.84 CN¥408.91	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.70	$8.41 CN¥59.47	-35.7%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Orange	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.68 A$77.81	$62.30 CN¥440.46	+20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.79 A$87.00	$36.37 CN¥257.16	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.12 A$141.70	$81.74 CN¥577.91	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.48 A$178.38	$105.53 CN¥746.11	-10.9%
Average			-10.2%

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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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