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Beijing vs. Manado Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 2.3 times more expensive than Manado.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Beijing
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 49.9% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 15.2% more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Beijing are more expensive than in Manado. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Manado Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Manado	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$0.96 IDR15,497.50	$4.17 CN¥30.56	+336.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$5.57 CN¥40.75	+83.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,165.83	$0.50 CN¥3.63	+55.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,132.67	$0.31 CN¥2.26	+21.2%
Average			+124.2%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Manado	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 IDR17,219.44	$1.43 CN¥10.50	+34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 IDR58,115.62	$7.31 CN¥53.49	+103.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 IDR78,219.23	$7.17 CN¥52.49	+48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 IDR27,275.60	$1.74 CN¥12.72	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 IDR23,431.85	$1.53 CN¥11.21	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR18,745.48	$0.92 CN¥6.72	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 IDR12,496.99	$0.71 CN¥5.21	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,184.56	$0.89 CN¥6.49	+17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 IDR8,279.25	$0.58 CN¥4.27	+14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR6,795.24	$0.37 CN¥2.70	-12.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR18,042.52	$0.47 CN¥3.45	-57.7%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 49.9% more for transportation

	Manado	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.12 IDR50,555.04	$4.36 CN¥31.92	+39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.40 CN¥244.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 IDR46,492.49	$4.59 CN¥33.62	+60.0%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Manado	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.65 IDR123,979.98	$13.28 CN¥97.24	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.13 IDR5,510,221.30	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	+173.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.28 IDR1,446,433.09	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	+451.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.61 IDR317,673.37	$42.04 CN¥307.76	+114.4%
Average			+203.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Manado	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.49 IDR2,324,624.61	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	+432.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,357.03 IDR86,785,985.52	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	+327.7%
Average			+379.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manado	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.83 IDR61,989.99	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 IDR28,412.08	$3.60 CN¥26.38	+105.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$3.48 CN¥25.47	+55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 IDR309,949.95	$65.46 CN¥479.18	+242.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.71 IDR43,909.58	$8.35 CN¥61.12	+208.0%
Average			+108.1%

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pay 15.2% more for clothing

	Manado	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.77 IDR1,033,166.49	$62.65 CN¥458.67	-1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.51 IDR413,266.60	$34.69 CN¥253.93	+36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.26 IDR1,575,578.90	$83.45 CN¥610.93	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.53 IDR1,239,799.79	$107.64 CN¥787.96	+40.6%
Average			+15.2%

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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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