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Morelia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Morelia is 2.0% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 86.0% more in Morelia
Groceries: pay 34.8% more in Morelia
Transportation: pay 23.6% less in Morelia
Housing: pay 16.7% less in Morelia
Childcare: pay 82.1% less in Morelia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Morelia
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Morelia

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

Morelia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Morelia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$7.45 MX$153.62	+78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$5.46 MX$112.66	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$1.08 MX$22.27	+117.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$0.77 MX$15.94	+150.0%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Morelia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$2.45 MX$50.59	+70.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$3.31 MX$68.28	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$5.51 MX$113.62	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$2.18 MX$45.03	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$3.53 MX$72.78	+130.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$1.22 MX$25.20	+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.60 MX$12.39	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$0.60 MX$12.39	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.83 MX$17.07	+42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.85 MX$17.56	+131.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.83 MX$17.07	+75.7%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 23.6% less for transportation

	Beijing	Morelia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$4.51 MX$92.99	+3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$22.34 MX$460.86	-33.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$12,410.01 MX$256,035.92	-40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$3.47 MX$71.69	-24.3%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 16.7% less for housing

	Beijing	Morelia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$24.38 MX$502.98	+83.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$215.11 MX$4,437.96	-56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$30.31 MX$625.36	-27.9%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 82.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Morelia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	-87.0%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Morelia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$2.73 MX$56.33	+145.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$3.01 MX$62.02	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$2.82 MX$58.17	-18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$48.81 MX$1,007.07	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$3.97 MX$81.93	-52.4%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Morelia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$41.37 MX$853.45	-34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$28.13 MX$580.35	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$77.77 MX$1,604.49	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	-14.6%
Average			-18.6%

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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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