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Kaifeng vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Kaifeng is 62.8% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants
pay 83.8% less in Kaifeng
Groceries
pay 63.6% less in Kaifeng
Transportation
pay 12.7% less in Kaifeng
Housing
pay 84.9% less in Kaifeng
Entertainment and Sports
pay 70.5% less in Kaifeng
Clothing
pay 61.3% less in Kaifeng

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kaifeng.

Kaifeng vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kaifeng instead of Washington, you would:

pay 83.8% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Kaifeng
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$2.10
CN¥14.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$4.28
CN¥29.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.20
 
$0.42
CN¥2.90

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pay 63.6% less for groceries

 
Washington
Kaifeng
Bread
1 loaf
$4.43
 
$1.40
CN¥9.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.04
 
$3.15
CN¥21.76
Milk (1 gallon) $4.19
 
$5.31
CN¥36.60

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

 
Washington
Kaifeng
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.53
 
$3.98
CN¥27.45
Monthly public transit pass $77.50
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,699.74
 
$22,151.19
CN¥153K

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pay 84.9% less for housing

 
Washington
Kaifeng
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.41
 
$4.21
CN¥29.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,568.48
 
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,088.16
 
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Washington
Kaifeng
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,650.00
 
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $40,166.67
 
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pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Kaifeng
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$1.09
CN¥7.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.07
 
$2.10
CN¥14.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.00
 
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pay 61.3% less for clothing

 
Washington
Kaifeng
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.00
 
$14.02
CN¥96.69
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.40
 
$28.04
CN¥193.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.31
 
$49.07
CN¥338.42

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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: March 2026
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