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Beijing vs. Xalapa Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 2.0 times more expensive than Xalapa.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 97.4% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 37.9% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Xalapa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.2% less for restaurants

	Xalapa	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.98 MX$123.44	$4.17 CN¥30.56	-30.2%
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)	$0.90 MX$18.48	$0.50 CN¥3.63	-44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$0.31 CN¥2.26	-60.0%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	Xalapa	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 MX$45.18	$1.43 CN¥10.50	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 MX$72.75	$7.31 CN¥53.49	+107.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 MX$98.49	$7.17 CN¥52.49	+50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$1.74 CN¥12.72	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 MX$63.52	$1.53 CN¥11.21	-50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$0.92 CN¥6.72	-24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.81	$0.71 CN¥5.21	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$15.18	$0.89 CN¥6.49	+20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 MX$11.98	$0.58 CN¥4.27	+0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.37 CN¥2.70	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MX$9.95	$0.47 CN¥3.45	-2.3%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 97.4% more for transportation

	Xalapa	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$95.67	$4.36 CN¥31.92	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.51 MX$154.97	$33.40 CN¥244.47	+344.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,559.48 MX$362,276.75	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	+18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$4.59 CN¥33.62	+32.1%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Xalapa	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	$185.39 MX$3,824.86	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	+401.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$152.70 MX$3,150.33	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	+222.5%
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			+154.3%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Xalapa	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.73 MX$2,201.91	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	+615.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	+171.9%
Average			+393.6%

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pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Xalapa	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 MX$33.42	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 MX$47.62	$3.60 CN¥26.38	+56.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$3.48 CN¥25.47	-11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.41 MX$462.37	$65.46 CN¥479.18	+192.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	$8.35 CN¥61.12	+68.2%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 37.9% more for clothing

	Xalapa	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.46 MX$834.77	$62.65 CN¥458.67	+54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$847.11	$34.69 CN¥253.93	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.38 MX$1,575.77	$83.45 CN¥610.93	+9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.07 MX$1,094.83	$107.64 CN¥787.96	+102.8%
Average			+37.9%

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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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