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Beijing vs. Sucre Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 49.7% more expensive than Sucre.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% more in Beijing
Groceries: pay 62.7% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 89.7% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.3% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in Beijing

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Beijing are more expensive than in Sucre. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Sucre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% more for restaurants

	Sucre	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.80 BOB12.44	$4.21 CN¥29.67	+133.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BOB39.92	$4.91 CN¥34.62	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 BOB4.43	$0.48 CN¥3.38	-25.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 BOB3.98	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-46.8%
Average			+11.5%

Sucre vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.7% more for groceries

	Sucre	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 BOB9.96	$1.71 CN¥12.04	+18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 BOB15.17	$7.47 CN¥52.69	+239.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27 BOB22.56	$6.64 CN¥46.85	+103.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 BOB11.92	$1.78 CN¥12.53	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 BOB9.39	$1.53 CN¥10.80	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.63	$0.98 CN¥6.93	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BOB2.69	$0.77 CN¥5.43	+97.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB2.25	$0.80 CN¥5.65	+145.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 BOB8.98	$0.60 CN¥4.25	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 BOB1.35	$0.35 CN¥2.46	+78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB2.25	$0.41 CN¥2.91	+26.3%
Average			+62.7%

Sucre vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Sucre	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.79 BOB26.11	$4.21 CN¥29.71	+11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.15 BOB159.68	$31.54 CN¥222.53	+36.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,466.20 BOB99,799.59	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	+26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.63 CN¥32.64
Average			+24.5%

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pay 89.7% more for housing

	Sucre	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.00 BOB179.37	$12.93 CN¥91.22	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$501.26 BOB3,458.12	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	+86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.31 BOB2,175.25	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	+60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.83 BOB74.74	$39.27 CN¥277.00	+262.4%
Average			+89.7%

Sucre vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sucre	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81

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pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sucre	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 BOB9.81	$1.12 CN¥7.91	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 BOB16.80	$2.90 CN¥20.47	+19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 BOB12.97	$4.21 CN¥29.67	+123.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.05 BOB159.02	$57.84 CN¥408.00	+150.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 BOB45.06	$8.41 CN¥59.34	+28.8%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Sucre	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.00 BOB248.36	$62.30 CN¥439.49	+73.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.37 CN¥256.59
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 BOB496.71	$81.74 CN¥576.64	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.00 BOB448.42	$105.53 CN¥744.46	+62.4%
Average			+49.7%

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