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Beijing vs. Sunshine Coast Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 5.2% cheaper than Sunshine Coast.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 48.4% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Beijing

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Beijing. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Sunshine Coast Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Sunshine Coast, you would:

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pay 70.3% less for restaurants

	Sunshine Coast	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 A$22.24	$4.21 CN¥29.61	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.93 A$13.49	$4.91 CN¥34.55	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 A$3.30	$0.48 CN¥3.38	-78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 A$3.53	$0.31 CN¥2.16	-86.9%
Average			-70.3%

Sunshine Coast vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Sunshine Coast	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 A$2.81	$1.71 CN¥12.02	-8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 A$5.71	$7.47 CN¥52.59	+97.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 A$7.20	$6.64 CN¥46.76	+39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 A$6.56	$1.78 CN¥12.51	-59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 A$6.10	$1.53 CN¥10.78	-62.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 A$1.86	$0.98 CN¥6.92	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.61	$0.77 CN¥5.42	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.45	$0.80 CN¥5.64	-50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.68	$0.60 CN¥4.24	-66.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 A$1.33	$0.35 CN¥2.45	-60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 A$1.20	$0.41 CN¥2.90	-48.0%
Average			-24.2%

Sunshine Coast vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Sunshine Coast	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.64	$4.21 CN¥29.65	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.61 A$56.84	$31.54 CN¥222.11	-16.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$43,911.22	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.01 A$21.17	$4.63 CN¥32.58	-67.0%
Average			-31.1%

Sunshine Coast vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.4% less for housing

	Sunshine Coast	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.16 A$66.72	$12.93 CN¥91.05	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,103.92 A$1,668.06	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$945.28 A$1,428.35	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	-46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.05 A$151.18	$39.27 CN¥276.47	-60.8%
Average			-48.4%

Sunshine Coast vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Sunshine Coast	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.38 A$444.82	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	+141.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,156.66 A$10,813.96	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	+224.8%
Average			+183.1%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sunshine Coast	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.88	$1.12 CN¥7.90	-82.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 A$5.30	$2.90 CN¥20.43	-17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.55 A$35.59	$4.21 CN¥29.61	-82.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.88 A$75.37	$57.84 CN¥407.23	+15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.77	$8.41 CN¥59.23	-35.7%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Sunshine Coast	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.51 A$91.43	$62.30 CN¥438.66	+3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.28 A$72.95	$36.37 CN¥256.10	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 A$136.41	$81.74 CN¥575.54	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.86 A$143.33	$105.53 CN¥743.05	+11.3%
Average			-5.0%

Sunshine Coast vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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