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Ascoli Piceno vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Ascoli Piceno is 64.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Ascoli Piceno
Groceries: pay 44.0% more in Ascoli Piceno
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Ascoli Piceno
Housing: pay 54.7% more in Ascoli Piceno
Childcare: pay 43.8% less in Ascoli Piceno
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.3% more in Ascoli Piceno
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Ascoli Piceno

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

Ascoli Piceno vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ascoli Piceno instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Ascoli Piceno
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$16.08 €15.59	+285.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$10.72 €10.39	+92.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$2.23 €2.17	+350.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$1.12 €1.09	+263.3%
Average			+247.9%

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pay 44.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Ascoli Piceno
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$1.78 €1.73	+24.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$7.00 €6.79	-4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$6.09 €5.90	-15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$2.57 €2.49	+48.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$4.86 €4.71	+217.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$0.89 €0.86	-2.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.73 €0.71	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$0.73 €0.71	-17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.97 €0.94	+66.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.73 €0.71	+97.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.78 €0.76	+66.5%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Ascoli Piceno
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$7.15 €6.93	+64.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$50.91 €49.37	+52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	+28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$17.15 €16.63	+273.4%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 54.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Ascoli Piceno
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$24.06 €23.33	+81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$643.06 €623.63	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$375.12 €363.79	-23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$122.94 €119.22	+192.4%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 43.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Ascoli Piceno
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$508.83 €493.46	-33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	-54.2%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Ascoli Piceno
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$4.29 €4.16	+285.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$1.45 €1.40	-59.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$6.16 €5.98	+77.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$53.59 €51.97	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$9.38 €9.09	+12.3%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Ascoli Piceno
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$65.43 €63.46	+4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$18.76 €18.19	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$77.17 €74.84	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$102.32 €99.23	-4.9%
Average			-13.5%

Beijing vs. Ascoli Piceno - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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