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Beijing vs. Sopot Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 17.0% more expensive than Sopot.

Restaurants: pay 60.0% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 24.9% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 13.6% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Sopot Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.0% less for restaurants

	Sopot	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.15	$4.17 CN¥30.61	-57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.42 PLN30.86	$5.57 CN¥40.81	-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 PLN8.62	$0.50 CN¥3.64	-76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.86	$0.31 CN¥2.27	-81.3%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Sopot	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 PLN5.02	$1.43 CN¥10.52	+18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN18.95	$7.31 CN¥53.58	+60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.47 PLN14.44	$7.17 CN¥52.58	+106.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.00 PLN12.48	$1.74 CN¥12.75	-42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 PLN11.35	$1.53 CN¥11.23	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.74	$0.92 CN¥6.73	+118.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 PLN3.04	$0.71 CN¥5.22	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 PLN3.02	$0.89 CN¥6.50	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 PLN4.20	$0.58 CN¥4.27	-42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.56	$0.37 CN¥2.70	-1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 PLN2.06	$0.47 CN¥3.45	-5.2%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Sopot	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 PLN25.29	$4.36 CN¥31.97	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.45 PLN122.42	$33.40 CN¥244.88	+13.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,694.68 PLN123,448.68	$20,872.18 CN¥153,049.43	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.92	$4.59 CN¥33.67	-42.0%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 24.9% less for housing

	Sopot	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.63 PLN65.00	$13.28 CN¥97.40	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.34 PLN3,772.04	$929.88 CN¥6,818.52	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$532.03 PLN2,211.79	$492.44 CN¥3,610.93	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.68 PLN850.93	$42.04 CN¥308.27	-79.5%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Sopot	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$330.97 PLN1,375.94	$763.49 CN¥5,598.47	+130.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,681.30 PLN27,775.95	$22,913.01 CN¥168,014.26	+242.9%
Average			+186.8%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sopot	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.43	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 PLN14.19	$3.60 CN¥26.42	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 PLN19.03	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-24.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.03 PLN141.45	$65.46 CN¥479.97	+92.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 PLN25.72	$8.35 CN¥61.22	+35.0%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

	Sopot	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.36 PLN292.52	$62.65 CN¥459.43	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.03 PLN141.45	$34.69 CN¥254.35	+1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.29 PLN288.05	$83.45 CN¥611.94	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.16 PLN312.48	$107.64 CN¥789.27	+43.2%
Average			+13.6%

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