Cost of living comparison

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Beijing vs. Morelia Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 89.5% more expensive than Morelia.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 36.6% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 79.5% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 24.8% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Morelia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Morelia	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 MX$153.62	$4.17 CN¥30.56	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.46 MX$112.66	$5.57 CN¥40.75	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$0.50 CN¥3.63	-54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$0.31 CN¥2.26	-60.0%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Morelia	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$1.43 CN¥10.50	-41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 MX$68.28	$7.31 CN¥53.49	+120.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$7.17 CN¥52.49	+30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$1.74 CN¥12.72	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 MX$72.78	$1.53 CN¥11.21	-56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$0.92 CN¥6.72	-24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$12.39	$0.71 CN¥5.21	+18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$12.39	$0.89 CN¥6.49	+47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.58 CN¥4.27	-29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.37 CN¥2.70	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.47 CN¥3.45	-43.1%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 36.6% more for transportation

	Morelia	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 MX$92.99	$4.36 CN¥31.92	-3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.34 MX$460.86	$33.40 CN¥244.47	+49.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,410.01 MX$256,035.92	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	+68.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$4.59 CN¥33.62	+32.1%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 79.5% more for housing

	Morelia	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$13.28 CN¥97.24	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	+195.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$215.11 MX$4,437.96	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	+128.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$42.04 CN¥307.76	+38.7%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Morelia	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	+339.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	+669.3%
Average			+504.3%

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pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Morelia	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$3.60 CN¥26.38	+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MX$58.17	$3.48 CN¥25.47	+23.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.81 MX$1,007.07	$65.46 CN¥479.18	+34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MX$81.93	$8.35 CN¥61.12	+110.2%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 24.8% more for clothing

	Morelia	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.37 MX$853.45	$62.65 CN¥458.67	+51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.13 MX$580.35	$34.69 CN¥253.93	+23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.77 MX$1,604.49	$83.45 CN¥610.93	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$107.64 CN¥787.96	+17.1%
Average			+24.8%

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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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