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Beijing vs. Sioux City Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 20.8% cheaper than Sioux City.

Restaurants: pay 72.7% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 23.6% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 20.5% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 42.2% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 31.2% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.0% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 36.1% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Sioux City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Sioux City, you would:

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pay 72.7% less for restaurants

	Sioux City	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00	$4.21 CN¥29.61	-75.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.62	$4.91 CN¥34.55	-53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28	$0.48 CN¥3.38	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76	$0.31 CN¥2.16	-82.6%
Average			-72.7%

Sioux City vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.6% less for groceries

	Sioux City	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89	$1.71 CN¥12.02	-40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07	$7.47 CN¥52.59	+83.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44	$6.64 CN¥46.76	+93.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61	$1.78 CN¥12.51	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.49	$1.53 CN¥10.78	-56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02	$0.98 CN¥6.92	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$0.77 CN¥5.42	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66	$0.80 CN¥5.64	-51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59	$0.60 CN¥4.24	-62.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88	$0.35 CN¥2.45	-60.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.41 CN¥2.90	-69.7%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 20.5% less for transportation

	Sioux City	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93	$4.21 CN¥29.65	+43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.00	$31.54 CN¥222.11	-34.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,000.00	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.94	$4.63 CN¥32.58	-61.3%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 42.2% less for housing

	Sioux City	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.83	$12.93 CN¥91.05	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$750.00	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	+24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	-46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.83	$39.27 CN¥276.47	-63.9%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 31.2% more for childcare

	Sioux City	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,083.33	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	-34.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,812.00	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	+96.8%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Sioux City	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$1.12 CN¥7.90	-77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.20	$2.90 CN¥20.43	-53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$4.21 CN¥29.61	-53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$57.84 CN¥407.23	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$8.41 CN¥59.23	-43.9%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 36.1% more for clothing

	Sioux City	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.33	$62.30 CN¥438.66	+43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50	$36.37 CN¥256.10	+69.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.00	$81.74 CN¥575.54	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.33	$105.53 CN¥743.05	+19.5%
Average			+36.1%

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