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Blenheim vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Blenheim is 2.0 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Blenheim
Groceries: pay 88.7% more in Blenheim
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Blenheim
Housing: pay 67.8% more in Blenheim
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in Blenheim
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Blenheim
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Blenheim

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

Blenheim vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Blenheim
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.61	$17.32 NZ$31.14	+314.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.81	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+93.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.64	$2.41 NZ$4.34	+386.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.27	$1.84 NZ$3.30	+494.4%
Average			+322.2%

Beijing vs. Blenheim - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Blenheim
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.52	$1.59 NZ$2.86	+11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.58	$3.88 NZ$6.98	-46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.58	$7.24 NZ$13.03	+1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.75	$5.67 NZ$10.20	+226.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.23	$2.84 NZ$5.11	+85.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.73	$1.34 NZ$2.41	+46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.22	$0.81 NZ$1.46	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.50	$1.29 NZ$2.31	+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$2.52 NZ$4.53	+332.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.85 NZ$1.53	+131.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$1.08 NZ$1.95	+130.1%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Blenheim
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.97	$6.28 NZ$11.30	+44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.88	$119.44 NZ$214.79	+257.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥153,049.43	$17,617.83 NZ$31,681.05	-15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.67	$12.24 NZ$22.02	+166.6%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 67.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Blenheim
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.40	$48.71 NZ$87.59	+266.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,818.52	$796.29 NZ$1,431.91	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,610.93	$567.35 NZ$1,020.24	+15.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥308.27	$43.50 NZ$78.22	+3.5%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Blenheim
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,598.47	$477.77 NZ$859.15	-37.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥168,014.26	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	-55.7%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Blenheim
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.16	$5.97 NZ$10.74	+436.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.42	$3.34 NZ$6.01	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$23.59 NZ$42.42	+578.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.97	$31.25 NZ$56.20	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.22	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+28.8%
Average			+196.8%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	Blenheim
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥459.43	$37.33 NZ$67.12	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥254.35	$29.86 NZ$53.70	-13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥611.94	$85.40 NZ$153.57	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥789.27	$71.67 NZ$128.87	-33.4%
Average			-21.3%

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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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