Cost of living comparison

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Beijing vs. Pelotas Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 60.9% more expensive than Pelotas.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Pelotas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.2% less for restaurants

	Pelotas	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.10 R$22.30	$4.21 CN¥29.74	+2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.82 R$31.67	$4.91 CN¥34.69	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 R$4.05	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 R$2.79	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-40.1%
Average			-22.2%

Pelotas vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Pelotas	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.89 R$4.81	$1.71 CN¥12.07	+92.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 R$29.80	$7.47 CN¥52.80	+36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 R$18.22	$6.64 CN¥46.96	+98.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 R$12.28	$1.78 CN¥12.56	-21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 R$11.43	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 R$5.23	$0.98 CN¥6.95	+2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 R$3.39	$0.77 CN¥5.44	+23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.41	$0.80 CN¥5.66	+27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.76	$0.60 CN¥4.26	+18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.92	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.30	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-2.4%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Pelotas	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 R$22.88	$4.21 CN¥29.77	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.54 CN¥223.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,087.28 R$141,899.15	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.62 R$57.77	$4.63 CN¥32.71	-56.4%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Pelotas	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.34 R$116.08	$12.93 CN¥91.43	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.00 R$1,038.90	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	+389.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.50 R$704.43	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	+289.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.38 R$263.18	$39.27 CN¥277.61	-18.8%
Average			+155.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Pelotas	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.64 R$1,733.20	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	+123.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,453.51 R$40,542.62	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	+211.8%
Average			+167.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Pelotas	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 R$7.60	$1.12 CN¥7.93	-19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 R$7.09	$2.90 CN¥20.52	+122.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$11.15	$4.21 CN¥29.74	+105.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.50 R$111.49	$57.84 CN¥408.91	+182.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 R$18.24	$8.41 CN¥59.47	+150.8%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Pelotas	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.27 R$202.71	$62.30 CN¥440.46	+67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.62 R$346.06	$36.37 CN¥257.16	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 R$354.75	$81.74 CN¥577.91	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.25 R$360.38	$105.53 CN¥746.11	+59.3%
Average			+27.2%

Pelotas vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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