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Beijing vs. Port Macquarie Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 17.6% cheaper than Port Macquarie.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 31.7% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 41.3% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 59.6% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Port Macquarie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Port Macquarie, you would:

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pay 70.4% less for restaurants

	Port Macquarie	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$24.62	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-74.3%
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)	$2.21 A$3.32	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-78.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 A$2.22	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-79.1%
Average			-70.4%

Port Macquarie vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Port Macquarie	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 A$3.61	$1.71 CN¥12.07	-28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.45 A$3.69	$7.47 CN¥52.80	+204.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.88 A$7.35	$6.64 CN¥46.96	+36.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 A$5.95	$1.78 CN¥12.56	-55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 A$5.55	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.01	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.88	$0.77 CN¥5.44	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.56	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 A$2.78	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.56	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-66.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 A$1.51	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-58.9%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 31.7% less for transportation

	Port Macquarie	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 A$6.46	$4.21 CN¥29.77	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.54 CN¥223.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,531.51 A$36,933.94	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.27 A$21.49	$4.63 CN¥32.71	-67.6%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 41.3% less for housing

	Port Macquarie	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.95 A$82.73	$12.93 CN¥91.43	-76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$994.34 A$1,497.06	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.68 A$1,339.47	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	-43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.03 A$97.91	$39.27 CN¥277.61	-39.6%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 59.6% more for childcare

	Port Macquarie	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$915.84 A$1,378.87	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	-22.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,616.35 A$14,478.10	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	+141.7%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Macquarie	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.89 A$8.86	$1.12 CN¥7.93	-81.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 A$5.05	$2.90 CN¥20.52	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.17 A$39.40	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-83.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.06 A$73.87	$57.84 CN¥408.91	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.14 A$15.27	$8.41 CN¥59.47	-17.0%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Port Macquarie	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.50 A$118.19	$62.30 CN¥440.46	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.63 A$29.55	$36.37 CN¥257.16	+85.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.58 A$137.89	$81.74 CN¥577.91	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.57 A$164.97	$105.53 CN¥746.11	-3.7%
Average			+12.6%

Port Macquarie 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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