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Beijing vs. Rarotonga Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 3.5 times more expensive than Rarotonga.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 6.3% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 16.8 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Rarotonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% less for restaurants

	Rarotonga	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$4.21 CN¥29.07	-63.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.21 NZ$12.57	$4.91 CN¥33.92	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 NZ$5.53	$0.48 CN¥3.32	-84.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.69 NZ$4.69	$0.31 CN¥2.12	-88.6%
Average			-67.2%

Rarotonga vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Rarotonga	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.81 NZ$4.90	$1.71 CN¥11.80	-39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 NZ$7.29	$7.47 CN¥51.62	+78.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.19 NZ$14.27	$6.64 CN¥45.91	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.23 NZ$10.86	$1.78 CN¥12.28	-71.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.14 NZ$5.47	$1.53 CN¥10.58	-51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.26	$0.98 CN¥6.79	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 NZ$2.28	$0.77 CN¥5.32	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.71	$0.80 CN¥5.53	-48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 NZ$2.28	$0.60 CN¥4.16	-54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NZ$1.37	$0.35 CN¥2.41	-55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 NZ$1.05	$0.41 CN¥2.85	-31.5%
Average			-32.5%

Rarotonga vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Rarotonga	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.44	$4.21 CN¥29.11	-35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.54 CN¥218.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,106.71	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	+58.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.63 CN¥31.98
Average			+11.1%

Rarotonga vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.3% less for housing

	Rarotonga	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.65	$12.93 CN¥89.38	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.55 NZ$804.27	$935.23 CN¥6,464.19	+102.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$461.55 NZ$804.27	$504.41 CN¥3,486.38	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.21 NZ$134.54	$39.27 CN¥271.40	-49.1%
Average			-6.3%

Rarotonga vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 16.8 times more for childcare

	Rarotonga	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$710.76 CN¥4,912.70
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,412.81	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	+1578.6%
Average			+1578.6%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rarotonga	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.35 NZ$11.06	$1.12 CN¥7.75	-82.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 NZ$7.20	$2.90 CN¥20.06	-29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$4.21 CN¥29.07	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.89	$57.84 CN¥399.75	+140.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$8.41 CN¥58.14	+26.8%
Average			-3.1%

Rarotonga vs. Beijing - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Rarotonga	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$62.30 CN¥430.60
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.37 CN¥251.40
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$81.74 CN¥564.98
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$105.53 CN¥729.41

Rarotonga vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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