Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Santa Cruz vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz is 12.6% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% more in Santa Cruz
Groceries: pay 21.7% less in Santa Cruz
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Santa Cruz
Housing: pay 3.2% more in Santa Cruz
Childcare: pay 76.6% less in Santa Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% less in Santa Cruz
Clothing: pay 25.5% less in Santa Cruz

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

Santa Cruz vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 32.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Santa Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.06	$3.23 BOB22.30	-22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.07	$7.18 BOB49.57	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$0.60 BOB4.15	+21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.23	$0.63 BOB4.33	+102.9%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 21.7% less for groceries

	Beijing	Santa Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.33	$1.42 BOB9.81	-1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.61	$1.95 BOB13.47	-73.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.62	$3.84 BOB26.55	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.51	$1.61 BOB11.13	-7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.02	$1.43 BOB9.87	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.60	$0.87 BOB6.00	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.12	$0.42 BOB2.92	-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.39	$0.60 BOB4.16	-32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.20	$0.42 BOB2.88	-28.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.39 BOB2.70	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.46 BOB3.15	-3.2%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	Santa Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.39	$2.05 BOB14.12	-53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.44	$21.17 BOB146.22	-36.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,275.51	$15,072.80 BOB104,087.01	-27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.06	$14.00 BOB96.65	+204.8%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 3.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Santa Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.64	$32.27 BOB222.88	+143.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,694.94	$490.33 BOB3,386.03	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,545.49	$233.31 BOB1,611.18	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.68	$29.35 BOB202.65	-30.2%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 76.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Santa Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,497.00	$218.20 BOB1,506.78	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,969.12	$4,162.96 BOB28,747.84	-81.8%
Average			-76.6%

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pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Santa Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.01	$1.44 BOB9.91	+29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.94	$2.53 BOB17.48	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.05	$2.15 BOB14.87	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥471.27	$29.91 BOB206.52	-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.11	$6.82 BOB47.09	-18.3%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 25.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Santa Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥451.10	$40.19 BOB277.57	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.74	$34.09 BOB235.43	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥600.85	$74.22 BOB512.50	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥774.96	$50.24 BOB346.96	-53.3%
Average			-25.5%

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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: June 2025

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