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Winston-salem vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Winston-salem is 2.3 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Winston-salem
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Winston-salem
Transportation: pay 93.6% more in Winston-salem
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Winston-salem
Childcare: pay 44.6% more in Winston-salem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Winston-salem
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Winston-salem

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Winston-salem are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Winston-salem.

Winston-salem vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Winston-salem instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Winston-salem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$20.00	+379.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$10.00	+79.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$2.50	+404.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$1.65	+433.1%
Average			+324.0%

Beijing vs. Winston-salem - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Winston-salem
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$3.31	+130.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$6.61	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$3.27	-54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$3.92	+125.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$5.67	+270.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$2.81	+206.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.77	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$2.67	+200.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$2.46	+321.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$1.39	+276.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$1.36	+188.4%
Average			+151.3%

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pay 93.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Winston-salem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$3.16	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$65.00	+94.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$32,344.69	+55.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$16.17	+252.1%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Beijing	Winston-salem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$80.84	+508.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$1,490.00	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$1,076.00	+118.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$131.70	+213.3%
Average			+225.2%

Beijing vs. Winston-salem - Cost of housing

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pay 44.6% more for childcare

	Beijing	Winston-salem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$1,471.67	+92.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$22,111.00	-3.5%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Winston-salem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$6.00	+439.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$5.20	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$6.00	+72.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$17.50	-73.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$13.00	+55.7%
Average			+107.6%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Winston-salem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$46.25	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$22.33	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$67.00	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$113.33	+5.3%
Average			-19.1%

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